Port Configuration Commands; Interface (Global Config) - NETGEAR M6100 Series Reference Manual

Port Configuration Commands

This section describes the commands you use to view and configure port settings.

interface (Global Config)

This command gives you access to the Interface Config mode, which allows you to enable or
modify the operation of an interface (port).
You can also specify a range of ports to configure at the same time by specifying the starting
unit/slot/port and ending unit/slot/port, separated by a hyphen.
Format
interface {unit/slot/port | unit/slot/port-unit/slot/port}
Mode Global Config
Command example:
The following example enters Interface Config mode for port 1/0/1:
(NETGEAR Switch) #configure
(NETGEAR Switch) (config)#interface 1/0/1
(NETGEAR Switch) (interface 1/0/1)#
Command example:
The following example enters Interface Config mode for ports 1/0/1 through 1/0/4:
(NETGEAR Switch) #configure
(NETGEAR Switch) (config)#interface 1/0/1-1/0/4
(NETGEAR Switch) (interface 1/0/1-1/0/4)#
auto-negotiate
This command enables automatic negotiation on a port or range of ports.
Default enabled
Format
auto-negotiate
Mode Interface Config
no auto-negotiate
This command disables automatic negotiation on a port.Automatic sensing is disabled when
automatic negotiation is disabled.
Format
no auto-negotiate
Mode Interface Config
M6100 Series Switches
Switching Commands
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