HP ProCurve Management And Configuration Manual page 237

Figure 10-12. Example of Displaying the Current MDI Operating Mode
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 A1
is configured for auto-mdix, port A2 is configured for mdi, and port A3 is
configured for mdix.
Figure 10-11. Example of Displaying the Current MDI Configuration
Port Status and Configuration
Viewing Port Status and Configuring Port Parameters
Per-Port MDI
Configuration
Per-Port MDI
Operating Mode
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