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Ethernet interface configuration ·································································································································· 1
Ethernet interface naming conventions ··················································································································1
Management Ethernet interface······························································································································1
Switchable operating mode of Ethernet interfaces ·······························································································1
General Ethernet interface configuration························································································································2
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface ······························································································2
Configuring the operating mode of an Ethernet interface ···················································································3
Configuring flow control on an Ethernet interface································································································4
Configuring link change suppression on an Ethernet interface···········································································7
Configuring loopback testing on an Ethernet interface························································································8
Setting the statistics polling interval on an Ethernet interface··············································································9
Configuring jumbo frame support on an Ethernet interface ················································································9
Configuring link-up port auto power-down on an Ethernet interface··································································9
Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface ···················································································································· 10
Layer 2 Ethernet interface configuration task list ······························································································· 10
Configuring a port group ····································································································································· 10
Enabling link-down port auto power-down ········································································································ 11
Setting speed options for auto negotiation on an Ethernet interface······························································· 11
Configuring traffic storm protection····················································································································· 12
Enabling single-port loopback detection on an Ethernet interface··································································· 14
Enabling multi-port loopback detection··············································································································· 16
Setting the MDI mode of an Ethernet interface ·································································································· 17
Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface ······································································································· 18
Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface······················································································· 18
Configuring the connection mode of an Ethernet interface ·············································································· 19
Configuring a Layer 3 Ethernet interface ···················································································································· 19
Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface ····································································································· 19
PFC configuration example··········································································································································· 20
Loopback and null interface configuration···············································································································22
Loopback interface························································································································································· 22
Configuring a loopback interface ······················································································································· 22
Null interface·································································································································································· 23
Configuring null 0 interface ································································································································· 23
Displaying and maintaining loopback and null interfaces························································································ 24
MAC address table configuration ····························································································································25
How a MAC address table entry is created······································································································· 25
Types of MAC address table entries ··················································································································· 25
MAC address table-based frame forwarding ···································································································· 26
Configuring the MAC address table···························································································································· 26
Manually configuring MAC address table entries····························································································· 26
Disabling MAC address learning on a VLAN···································································································· 27
Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries······································································ 27
Configuring the MAC learning limit on ports····································································································· 28
Enabling MAC address roaming························································································································· 28
Displaying and maintaining MAC address tables ····································································································· 30
MAC address table configuration example ················································································································ 30
MAC Information configuration································································································································32
How MAC Information works ······························································································································ 32
Configuring MAC Information······································································································································ 32