show port flowcontrol Setting Flow Control
Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Guide 4-37
Setting Flow Control
Purpose
Toreview,enableordisableportflowcontrol.Flowcontrolisusedtomanagethetransmission
betweentwodevicesasspecifiedbyIEEE 802.3xtopreventreceivingportsfrombeing
overwhelmedbyframesfromtransmittingdevices.
Commands
show port flowcontrol
Usethiscommandtodisplaytheflowcontrolstateforoneormoreports.
Syntax
show port flowcontrol [port-string]
Parameters
Defaults
Ifport‐stringisnotspecified,flowcontrolinformationforallportswillbedisplayed.
Mode
Read‐Only.
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtodisplaytheportflowcontrolstateforfe.1.1‐5:
Matrix(rw)->show port flowcontrol fe.1.1-5
Port TX Admin TX Oper RX Admin RX Oper TX Pause Count RX Pause Count
------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------------- --------------
fe.1.1 enabled disabled enabled disabled 0 0
fe.1.2 enabled disabled enabled disabled 0 0
fe.1.3 enabled enabled enabled enabled 0 0
fe.1.4 enabled disabled enabled disabled 0 0
fe.1.5 enabled disabled enabled disabled 0 0
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set port flowcontrol 4-38
port‐string (Optional)Displaysflowcontrolstateforspecificport(s).Foradetailed
descriptionofpossibleport‐stringvalues,referto“PortStringSyntax
UsedintheCLI”onpage 4 ‐2.