Setting Flow Control
4-18 Port Configuration
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtoconfigureport1tonotadvertise10MBcapabilityforauto‐
negotiation:
D2(su)->clear port advertise ge.1.1 10t 10tfd
Setting Flow Control
Purpose
Toreview,enableordisableportflowcontrol.Flowcontrolisusedtomanagethetransmission
betweentwodevicesasspecifiedbyIEEE 802.3xtopreventreceivingportsfrombeing
overwhelmedbyframesfromtransmittingdevices.
Commands
show flowcontrol
Usethiscommandtodisplaytheflowcontrolstate.
Syntax
show flowcontrol
Parameters
None.
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switchcommand,read‐only.
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtodisplaytheportflowcontrolstate:
D2(su)->show flowcontrol
Flow control status: enabled
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