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Configuring Ethernet interfaces ··································································································································· 1
Ethernet interface naming conventions ··························································································································· 1
Performing general configurations ·································································································································· 1
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface ······························································································ 1
Shutting down an Ethernet interface ······················································································································ 2
Configuring generic flow control on an Ethernet interface ·················································································· 2
Configuring physical state change suppression on an Ethernet interface ·························································· 3
Configuring loopback testing on an Ethernet interface ························································································ 4
Configuring jumbo frame support ·························································································································· 5
Enabling auto power-down ····································································································································· 6
Setting a statistics polling interval ··························································································································· 6
Configuring a Layer 2 Ethernet interface ······················································································································· 6
Layer 2 Ethernet interface configuration task list ·································································································· 6
Setting speed options for autonegotiation on an Ethernet interface ··································································· 7
Configuring storm suppression ······························································································································· 8
Enabling loopback detection on an Ethernet interface ························································································ 9
Setting the MDI mode of an Ethernet interface ·································································································· 11
Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface ······································································································· 12
Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface ······················································································· 13
Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface ··························································································· 13
Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface ····································································································· 14
Configuring loopback and null interfaces ················································································································ 16
Configuring a loopback interface ································································································································ 16
Configuring the null interface ······································································································································· 17
Displaying and maintaining loopback and null interfaces ························································································ 17
Bulk configuring interfaces ········································································································································ 19
Configuring a port group ·············································································································································· 19
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 19
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 19
Configuring an interface range ···································································································································· 19
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 20
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 20
Configuring the MAC address table ························································································································ 21
Overview ········································································································································································· 21
How a MAC address entry is created ················································································································ 21
Types of MAC address entries ····························································································································· 22
MAC address table-based frame forwarding ···································································································· 22
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 22
Configuring static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address entries ································································· 23
Disabling MAC address learning on a VLAN ···································································································· 24
Configuring the aging timer for dynamic MAC address entries ······································································ 24
Configuring the MAC learning limit on a port ··································································································· 25
Displaying and maintaining MAC address tables ····································································································· 25
MAC address table configuration example ················································································································ 26
Configuring MAC Information ·································································································································· 28
How MAC Information works ······································································································································· 28
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 28
