Basic Ethernet Interface Configuration - 3Com 4210G Series Configuration Manual

In case of a Combo port, only one interface (either the optical port or the electrical port) is active at a
time. That is, once the optical port is active, the electrical port will be inactive automatically, and vice
versa.

Basic Ethernet Interface Configuration

Configuring an Ethernet interface
Three types of duplex modes are available to Ethernet interfaces:
Full-duplex mode (full). Interfaces operating in this mode can send and receive packets
simultaneously.
Half-duplex mode (half). Interfaces operating in this mode can either send or receive packets at a
given time.
Auto-negotiation mode (auto). Interfaces operating in this mode determine their duplex mode
through auto-negotiation.
Similarly, if you configure the transmission rate for an Ethernet interface by using the speed command
with the auto keyword specified, the transmission rate is determined through auto-negotiation too. For
a Gigabit Ethernet interface, you can specify the transmission rate by its auto-negotiation capacity. For
details, refer to Configuring an Auto-negotiation Transmission Rate.
Follow these steps to configure an Ethernet interface:
To do...
Enter system view
Enter Ethernet
interface view
Set the description
string
Set the duplex mode
Set the transmission
rate
Use the command...
system-view
interface interface-type
interface-number
description text
duplex { auto | full | half }
speed { 10 | 100 | 1000 | auto }
1-2
Remarks
—
—
Optional
By default, the description of an interface
is the interface name followed by the
"interface" string, GigabitEthernet1/0/1
Interface for example.
Optional
auto by default.
The optical interface of an SFP port and
the electrical interface of an Ethernet port
whose port rate is configured as 1000
Mbps do not support the half keyword.
Optional
The optical interface of an SFP port does
not support the 10 or 100 keyword.
By default, the port speed is in the
auto-negotiation mode.