406 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
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Admin Advertisement
 — Check the auto-negotiation setting the port 
advertises. The possible options are: 
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Max Capability
 — The port advertises all the options that it can 
support. 
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10 Half
 — The port advertises for a 10 mbps speed port and half 
duplex mode setting.
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10 Full
 — The port advertises for a 10 mbps speed port and full 
duplex mode setting.
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100 Half
 — The port advertises for a 100 mbps speed port and 
half duplex mode setting.
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100 Full
 — The port advertises for a 100 mbps speed port and full 
duplex mode setting.
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1000 Full
 — The port advertises for a 1000 mbps speed port and 
full duplex mode setting.
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10000 Full
 — The port advertises for a 10000 mbps speed port 
and full duplex mode setting.
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Current Advertisement
 — Displays the port advertises its speed to its 
neighbor port to start the negotiation process. The possible field 
values are those specified in the 
Admin Advertisement
 field.
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Neighbor Advertisement 
— Displays the neighboring port’s 
advertisement settings. The field values are identical to the 
Admin 
Advertisement 
field values.
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Back Pressure 
— Enable/disable Back Pressure mode that is used with 
Half Duplex mode to disable ports from receiving messages. 
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Current Back Pressure
 — Displays the current Back Pressure setting.
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Flow Control
 — Set flow control on the port. The following options 
are available:
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Enable/Disable
 — Enable/disable flow control on the port 
(Enabled is the default).
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Auto Negotiation
 — Enables auto-negotiation of flow control on 
the port. 
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Current Flow Control 
— Displays the current Flow Control setting.