Understanding Interface Types - Cisco Catalyst 2928 Software Configuration Manual

Configuring Interface Characteristics
This chapter defines the types of interfaces on the Catalyst 2928 switch and describes how to configure
them.
The chapter consists of these sections:
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For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the switch
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command reference for this release and the online Cisco IOS Interface Command Reference,
Release 12.2.

Understanding Interface Types

This section describes the different types of interfaces supported by the switch with references to
chapters that contain more detailed information about configuring these interface types. The rest of the
chapter describes configuration procedures for physical interface characteristics.
These sections describe the interface types:
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Understanding Interface Types, page 12-1
Using Interface Configuration Mode, page 12-9
Configuring Ethernet Interfaces, page 12-14
Configuring the System MTU, page 12-26
Monitoring and Maintaining the Interfaces, page 12-27
Port-Based VLANs, page 12-2
Switch Ports, page 12-2
EtherChannel Port Groups, page 12-3
Power over Ethernet (PoE) Ports (WS-C2928-24LT-C only), page 12-4
Connecting Interfaces, page 12-9
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