Configuration Menu 107
Table 101 Port Configuration Menu options
Command Description
dis Disables the port. To temporarily disable a port without changing its
configuration attributes, see the “Temporarily disabling a port” section
later in this chapter.
cur Displays current port parameters.
Temporarily disabling a port
To temporarily disable a port without changing its stored configuration attributes, enter the following command at any
prompt:
Main# /oper/port <port number>/dis
Because this configuration sets a temporary state for the port, you do not need to use apply or save. The port state
will revert to its original configuration when the GbE2 Interconnect Switch is reset. See the “Menu information”
section in the “Operations Menu” chapter for other operations-level commands.
Port link configuration
Command: /cfg/port <port number>/gig
[Gigabit Link Menu]
speed - Set link speed
mode - Set full or half duplex mode
fctl - Set flow control
auto - Set auto negotiation
cur - Display current gig link configuration
Use these menu options to set port parameters for the port link.
Link menu options are described in the following table and display on the Gigabit port configuration menus for the
GbE2 Interconnect Switch. Using these configuration menus, you can set port parameters such as speed, duplex, flow
control, and negotiation mode for the port link.
The following table describes the Gigabit Link Configuration Menu options.
Table 102 Gigabit Link Configuration Menu options
Command Description
speed 10|100|1000|any Sets the link speed. Not all options are valid on all ports. The choices include:
• 10 Mb/s
• 100 Mb/s
• 1000 Mb/s
• “Any,” for automatic detection (default)
mode full|half|any Sets the operating mode. The choices include:
• Full-duplex
• Half-duplex
• “Any,” for automatic detection (default)
fctl rx|tx|both|none Sets the flow control. The choices include:
• Receive (rx) flow control
• Transmit (tx) flow control
• Both receive and transmit flow control (default)
• No flow control
auto on|off Enables or disables auto-negotiation for the port.
cur Displays current port parameters.