Ethernet Ports Overview; Configuring Ethernet Port Parameters; Enabling And Disabling Autonegotiation; Configuring Crossover Settings - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 9900 Series Network Configuration Manual

Configuring Ethernet Ports

Ethernet Ports Overview

This chapter describes the Ethernet software CLI commands used for configuring and monitoring the
Ethernet port parameters of your switch.

Configuring Ethernet Port Parameters

The following sections describe how to use CLI commands to configure ethernet ports.

Enabling and Disabling Autonegotiation

To enable or disable autonegotiation on a single port, a range of ports, or an entire slot, use the
command. For example:
-> interfaces 2/3 autoneg enable
-> interfaces 2/1-3 autoneg enable
-> interfaces 2 autoneg enable

Configuring Crossover Settings

To configure crossover settings on a single port, a range of ports, or an entire slot, use the
crossover command. If autonegotiation is disabled, auto MDIX, auto speed, and auto duplex are not
accepted.
Setting the crossover configuration to auto configures the interface or interfaces to automatically detect
crossover settings. Setting crossover configuration to mdix configures the interface or interfaces for
MDIX (Media Dependent Interface with Crossover), which is the standard for hubs and switches. Setting
crossover to mdi configures the interface or interfaces for MDI (Media Dependent Interface), which is the
standard for end stations.
For example:
-> interfaces 2/1 crossover auto
-> interfaces 2/2-5 crossover mdi
-> interfaces 3 crossover mdix

Setting Interface Line Speed

The interfaces speed
on an entire slot.
For example:
-> interfaces 2/1 speed 100
-> interfaces 2/2-5 speed 1000
-> interfaces 3 speed auto
OmniSwitch AOS Release 8 Network Configuration Guide
command is used to set the line speed on a specific port, a range of ports, or all ports
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