Users Guide

Version Description
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version 6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information When you configure keepalive, the system sends a self-addressed packet out of the configured interface to
verify that the far end of a WAN link is up. When you configure no keepalive, the system does not send
keepalive packets and so the local end of a WAN link remains up even if the remote end is down.
negotiation auto
Enable auto-negotiation on an interface.
Syntax
negotiation auto
To disable auto-negotiation, use the no negotiation auto command.
Defaults Enabled.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100–ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-6.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information
This command is supported on 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet interfaces.
You can use the command on the 10G ports on the device.
The no negotiation auto command is only available if you first manually set the speed of a port to 10Mbits
or 100Mbits.
The negotiation auto command provides a mode option for configuring an individual port to forced-master/
forced slave after you enable auto-negotiation.
NOTE: The mode option is not available on non-10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet line cards.
If you do not use the mode option, the default setting is slave. If you do not configure forced-master or forced-
slave on a port, the port negotiates to either a master or a slave state. Port status is one of the following:
• Forced-master
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