Setting Flow Control; Purpose; Commands; Show Flowcontrol - Enterasys C3G124-24 Configuration Manual

Setting Flow Control

Purpose

To review, enable or disable port flow control. Flow control is used to manage the transmission
between two devices as specified by IEEE 802.3x to prevent receiving ports from being
overwhelmed by frames from transmitting devices.

Commands

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show flowcontrol

set flowcontrol

show flowcontrol
Use this command to display the flow control state.
Syntax
show flowcontrol
Parameters
None.
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switch command, read-only.
Example
This example shows how to display the port flow control state:
C3(su)->show flowcontrol
Flow control status: enabled
set flowcontrol
Use this command to enable or disable flow control.
Syntax
set flowcontrol {enable | disable}
Parameters
enable | disable Enables or disables flow control settings.
Setting Flow Control
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Enterasys C3 Configuration Guide 11-21