SMC Networks SMC8624/48T manual Creating Trunk Groups, Configuring Port Attributes

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

Web – Click Port, Port Configuration or Trunk Configuration. Modify the required interface settings, and click Apply.

Figure 3-37. Configuring Port Attributes

CLI – Select the interface, and then enter the required settings.

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/13	3-168
Console(config-if)#description RD SW#13	3-168
Console(config-if)#shutdown	3-175
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Console(config-if)#no shutdown
Console(config-if)#no negotiation	3-170
Console(config-if)#speed-duplex 100half	3-169
Console(config-if)#flowcontrol	3-173
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Console(config-if)#negotiation
Console(config-if)#capabilities 100half	3-172
Console(config-if)#capabilities 100full
Console(config-if)#capabilities flowcontrol
Console(config-if)#exit
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/21
Console(config-if)#combo-forced-mode copper-forced	3-174
Console(config-if)#

Creating Trunk Groups

You can create multiple links between devices that work as one virtual, aggregate link. A port trunk offers a dramatic increase in bandwidth for network segments where bottlenecks exist, as well as providing a fault-tolerant link between two devices. You can create up to six trunks at a time.

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