HP ProCurve 2510 Management And Configuration Manual page 190

Port Status and Basic Configuration
Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
Figure 10-10. Example of Displaying the Current MDI Operating Mode
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Syntax: show interfaces brief
Where a port is linked to another device, this command lists the
MDI mode the port is currently using. In the case of ports
configured for Auto (auto-mdix), the MDI mode appears as either
MDI or MDIX, depending upon which option the port has
negotiated with the device on the other end of the link. In the
case of ports configured for MDI or MDIX, the mode listed in this
display matches the configured setting. If the link to another
device was up, but has gone down, this command shows the last
operating MDI mode the port was using. If a port on a given
switch has not detected a link to another device since the last
reboot, this command lists the MDI mode to which the port is
currently configured.
For example, show interfaces config displays the following data when port 1 is
configured for auto-mdix, port 2 is configured for mdi, and port 3 is configured
for mdix.
Figure 10-9. Example of Displaying the Current MDI Configuration
Per-Port MDI
Configuration
Per-Port MDI
Operating Mode