3Com 4500 26-PORT Switch User Manual


 
50 CHAPTER 2: USING PORT COMMANDS
[4500-Ethernet1/0/1]duplex auto
flow-control Syntax
flow-control
undo flow-control
View
Ethernet Port View
Parameters
None
Description
Use the flow-control command to enable flow control on an Ethernet port. This
avoids discarding data packets due to congestion. Use the
undo flow-control
command to disable flow control.
By default, flow control is disabled.
Example
To enable flow control on port “Ethernet1/0/1”, enter the following.
<4500>system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[4500]interface ethernet 1/0/1
[4500-Ethernet1/0/1]flow-control
[4500-Ethernet1/0/1]
interface Syntax
interface interface_type interface_num | interface_name
View
System View
Parameter
interface_type: Enter the interface type. This can be either Aux, Ethernet,
GigabitEthernet , NULL, Vlan-interface.
interface_number: Enter the interface number in the format
unit-number/0/port-number.
The unit number is a number in the range 1 to 8.
The port number is a number in the range 1 to 28 or 1 to 52 depending on the
number of ports you have on your unit.
You can use the interface_name at this command. This consists of the
interface_type and the interface_number combined as a single parameter. For
example Ethernet1/0/1.