Ethernet Port Commands
OmniSwitch 6250 CLI Reference Guide November 2009 page 20-7
interfaces autoneg
Enables or disables auto negotiation on a single port, a range of ports, or an entire Network Interface (NI).
interfaces slot[/port[-port2]]
autoneg {enable | disable | on | off}
Syntax Definitions
slot Slot number you want to configure.
port Port number of the interface you want to configure.
port2 Last port number in a range of ports you want to configure.
enable Enables auto negotiation.
disable Disables auto negotiation.
on Same as enable.
off Same as disable.
Defaults
Platforms Supported
OmniSwitch 6250
Usage Guidelines
• You can only configure one slot at a time. Repeat the command to configure additional slots.
• If auto negotiation is disabled, auto MDIX, auto speed, and auto duplex are not accepted. See the
interfaces crossover command on page 20-9 for more information.
• Configuration changes made with the interfaces autoneg command on combo ports configured as
either forced fiber or preferred fiber will only be made on the SFP fiber ports and not to the copper RJ-
45 ports. See the interfaces hybrid autoneg command for more information.
• Configuration changes made with the interfaces autoneg command on combo ports configured as
either forced copper or preferred copper will only be made on the copper RJ-45 ports and not to the
SFP fiber port. See the interfaces hybrid autoneg command for more information.
• Disabling auto negotiation is not supported on copper Gigabit ports.
Examples
-> interfaces 3 autoneg disable
-> interfaces 3/1 autoneg disable
-> interfaces 3/1-4 autoneg disable
parameter default
enable | disable | on | off enable