Setting Flow Control; Purpose; Commands; Show Flowcontrol - Enterasys G3G170-24 Cli Reference Manual

Setting Flow Control

Defaults
None.
Mode
Switch command, read‐write.
Example
This example shows how to configure port 1 to not advertise 10 MB capability for auto‐
negotiation:
G3(su)->clear port advertise ge.1.1 10t 10tfd
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:
G3(su)->show flowcontrol
Flow control status: enabled
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