Configuring Ethernet interfaces ··································································································································· 1

Ethernet interface naming conventions ··························································································································· 1

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

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

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

Setting speed options for auto negotiation on an Ethernet interface ·········································································· 3

Configuring flow control on an Ethernet interface ········································································································· 4

Configuring link change suppression on an Ethernet interface ···················································································· 5

Configuring link-down event suppression ·············································································································· 6

Configuring link-up event suppression ··················································································································· 6

Configuring loopback testing on an Ethernet interface ································································································ 6

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·············································································································· 7

Configuration procedure ········································································································································· 7

Configuring jumbo frame support ··································································································································· 7

Configuring storm suppression ········································································································································ 8

Setting the statistics polling interval································································································································· 8

Enabling loopback detection on an Ethernet interface ································································································· 9

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ·············································································································· 9

Setting the MDI mode of an Ethernet interface ··········································································································· 10

Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface ················································································································ 11

Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface ································································································ 11

Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface ···································································································· 12

Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 12

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

Configuring loopback and null interfaces ················································································································ 15

Configuring a loopback interface ································································································································ 15

Introduction to the loopback interface················································································································· 15

Configuring a null interface ·········································································································································· 16

Introduction to the null interface ··························································································································· 16

Displaying and maintaining loopback and null interfaces ························································································ 16

Bulk configuring interfaces ········································································································································ 18

Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 18

Configuring the MAC address table ························································································································ 19

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How a MAC address table entry is created ······································································································· 19

Types of MAC address table entries ··················································································································· 20

MAC address table-based frame forwarding ···································································································· 20

Configuring static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address table entries ································································ 20

Configuring a static or dynamic MAC address table entry in system view ···················································· 21

Configuring a static or dynamic MAC address table entry in interface view ················································ 21

Configuring a blackhole MAC address entry ···································································································· 21

Disabling MAC address learning ································································································································· 21