Dell PowerConnect 5324 Command Line Interface Reference Manual

124 Ethernet Configuration Commands
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Syntax
flowcontrol { auto | on | off }
no flowcontrol
• auto —Enables auto-negotiation of Flow Control.
•
on —Enables Flow Control.
•
off —Disables Flow Control.
Default Configuration
Flow Control is off.
Command Mode
Interface configuration (Ethernet, port-channel) mode
User Guidelines
• Flow Control will operate only if duplex mode is set to FULL. Back Pressure will operate only
if duplex mode is set to HALF.
• When Flow Control is ON, the head-of-line-blocking mechanism of this port is disabled.
• If a link is set to NOT use auto-negotiation, the other side of the link must also be configured
to not use auto-negotiation.
• To select
auto , ensure negotiation for Flow Control is enabled.
Example
In the following example, Flow Control is enabled on g5.
mdix
The mdix Interface Configuration mode command enables automatic crossover on a given
interface. To disable automatic crossover, use the
no form of this command.
Syntax
mdix {on | auto}
no mdix
• on —Manual mdix
•
auto —Auto mdi/mdix
Console(config)# interface ethernet g5
Console(config-if)# flowcontrol on

Dell PowerConnect 5324 Specifications

General

Switching Capacity	48 Gbps
VLAN Support	Yes
Rack Mountable	Yes
Device Type	Switch
MAC Address Table Size	8K entries
RAM	64 MB
Flash Memory	8 MB
Power Device	Internal power supply
Voltage Required	AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Ports	24 x 10/100/1000 + 2 x SFP
Management	Web-based, SNMP, CLI
Enclosure Type	Rack-mountable
Routing Protocol	Static IP routing
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP 1, 2, 3
Features	Flow control, auto-negotiation, port mirroring, Quality of Service (QoS)
Compliant Standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3x
Operating Temperature	0 °C to 45 °C
Storage Temperature	-20 °C to 70 °C
Humidity	5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Layer	Layer 2