Nortel Networks 2500 Series manual Ethernet port management using, Enabling or disabling a port

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Ethernet port management using the

CLI

This chapter describes how to enable a port, name a port, and enable rate limiting. This chapter covers the following topics:

•"Enabling or disabling a port" (page 233)

•"Naming ports" (page 235)

•"Setting port speed" (page 237)

•"Enabling flow control" (page 240)

•"Enabling rate-limiting" (page 242)

•"Enabling Custom Autonegotiation Advertisements (CANA)" (page 244)

Enabling or disabling a port

You can enable or disable a port using the CLI. This section covers the following commands:

•"shutdown command for the port" (page 233)

•"no shutdown command" (page 234)

shutdown command for the port

The shutdown [port <portlist>] command disables the port.

The syntax for the shutdown [port <portlist>] command is:

shutdown [port <portlist>]

Table 91 "shutdown port command parameters and variables" (page

234)describes the parameters and variables for the shutdown [line <portlist>] command.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series

Overview — System Configuration

NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard

4.1 19 November 2007

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