Ethernet Portstate - 3Com 4007 Command Reference Manual

ethernet portState

Layer 2
Switching
Modules
Multilayer
Switching
Modules
Enables or disables Ethernet ports, controlling whether the ports send or
receive frames.
Valid Minimum Abbreviation
e ports
Important Consideration
When an Ethernet port is enabled, frames are transmitted normally
over that port. When an Ethernet port is disabled, the port neither
sends nor receives frames.
The value shown in the Ethernet summary and detail
portState
displays reports
on-line
ports. The Port Status LED for each disabled port on the module also
indicates the status.
If the Ethernet state of a port is enabled and you have the Spanning
Tree Protocol (STP) enabled, the port may be disabled by STP but
remember that it is a state that is subject to change depending on the
calculations of the STP algorithm and the state of the network.
Options
Prompt Description
Port Ports that you want to enable
or disable
Port state Value shown in the summary
and detail displays reports:
on-line for all enabled ports
displayed and off-line for
all disabled ports displayed
ethernet portState
for enabled ports and
Possible Values
Individual ports
A range of port
numbers
all
? (to display a
port summary)
enabled
disabled
97
for disabled
off-line
[Default]
–
enabled