Interface Command - Dell Force10 S4810P Reference Manual

To enable both the receiving and sending routing, use the no passive-interface

interface command.

To return all OSPF interfaces (current and future) to active, use the no passive-
interface default command.
Parameters
default
interface
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1
Version 8.3.7.0
Version 7.8.1.0
Version 7.6.1.0
Version 7.5.1.0
Version 7.4.1.0
pre-Version
6.1.1.1
Usage
Although the passive interface will neither send nor receive routing updates, the network on
Information
that interface will still be included in OSPF updates sent using other interfaces.
The default keyword sets all interfaces as passive. You can then configure individual
interfaces, where adjacencies are desired, using the no passive-interface
interface command. The no form of this command is inserted into the configuration for
individual interfaces when the no passive-interface interface command is
issued while passive-interface default is configured.
This command behavior has changed as follows:
passive-interface interface
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Enter the keyword default to make all OSPF interfaces (current
and future) passive.
Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number information:
• For a Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
GigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For Port Channel groups, enter the keywords port-
channel followed by a number. For the C-Series and S-
Series, the range is 1 to 128. For the E-Series, the range is 1 to
32 for EtherScale and 1 to 255 for TeraScale.
• For a SONET interface, enter the keyword sonet followed by
the slot/port information.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port
information.
• For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan followed by a number
from 1 to 4094.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE followed by the slot/port information.
Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S4810.
Added support for Multi-Process OSPF.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
Modified to include the keyword default.
Introduced on the E-Series.