Configuring the Ethernet interface ································································································································· 1

Naming the Ethernet interfaces ······································································································································· 1

Understanding the general configuration ······················································································································· 1

Configuring the management Ethernet interface ·································································································· 1

Configuring a combo interface ······························································································································· 2

Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface ······························································································ 2

Shutting down an Ethernet interface ······················································································································ 3

Configuring link-down event suppression on an Ethernet interface ···································································· 4

Configuring loopback testing on an Ethernet interface ························································································ 4

Configuring the link mode of an Ethernet interface ······························································································ 5

Configuring jumbo frame support ·························································································································· 5

Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface ······················································································································· 6

Using the layer 2 Ethernet interface configuration task list ·················································································· 6

Configuring a port group ········································································································································ 6

Enabling Ethernet interface auto power-down function························································································ 7

Setting Ethernet interface speed options for auto negotiation ············································································· 7

Setting storm suppression ········································································································································ 8

Setting the statistics polling interval ························································································································ 9

Enabling Ethernet interface loopback detection ··································································································· 9

Setting an Ethernet interface MDI mode ············································································································· 11

Testing an Ethernet interface cable connection ·································································································· 12

Setting a Layer 3 Ethernet interface MTU ···················································································································· 12

Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface ····································································································· 13

Configuring the loopback and null interface ·············································································································· 14

Configuring a loopback interface ······················································································································· 14

Configuring the null interface ······································································································································· 15

Displaying and maintaining loopback and null interfaces ························································································ 15

Configuring the MAC address table ··························································································································· 17

Creating a MAC address table entry ·················································································································· 17

Using MAC address table entries ························································································································ 17

Forwarding a MAC address table-based frame ································································································ 18

Configuring static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address table entries ······················································· 18

Disabling MAC address learning ························································································································ 19

Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ······································································ 20

Configuring the MAC learning limit on ports ····································································································· 21

Displaying MAC address tables ··································································································································· 21

Setting a MAC address table configuration················································································································ 21

Configuring MAC Information ······································································································································ 23

Enabling MAC Information ··········································································································································· 23

Enabling MAC Information globally ··················································································································· 23

Enabling MAC Information on an interface ······································································································· 23

Configuring MAC Information mode ··························································································································· 23

Configuring the interval for sending Syslog or trap messages ················································································· 24

Configuring the MAC Information queue length ········································································································ 24

Setting a MAC Information configuration ··················································································································· 24

Network requirements ··········································································································································· 24

Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 25

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