Configuring A Description For An Interface - Cisco HWIC-4ESW User Manual

How to Configure EtherSwitch HWICs
Auto-duplex, Auto-speed
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 00:00:11, output never, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue 0/40, (size/max)
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
4 packets input, 1073 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 input packets with dribble condition detected
6 packets output, 664 bytes, 0 underruns(0/0/0)
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 3 interface resets
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
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Configuring a Description for an Interface

You can add a description of an interface to help you remember its function. The description appears in
the output of the following commands: show configuration, show running-config, and show
interfaces.
Use the description command to add a description for an interface.
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enable
configure terminal
interface fastethernet interface-id
description string
Cisco HWIC-4ESW and HWIC-D-9ESW EtherSwitch Interface Cards