Reference Guide

passive-interface
Suppress both receiving and sending routing updates on an interface.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax
passive-interface {default | interface}
To enable both the receiving and sending routing, use the no passive-interface
interface command.
To return all OSPF interfaces (current and future) to active, use the no passive-
interface default command.
Parameters
default Enter the keyword default to make all OSPF interfaces (current
and future) passive.
interface Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number information:
• For a Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
GigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For Port Channel groups, enter the keywords port-
channel followed by a number. For the C-Series and S-
Series, the range is 1 to 128. For the E-Series, the range is 1 to
32 for EtherScale and 1 to 255 for TeraScale.
• For a SONET interface, enter the keyword sonet followed by
the slot/port information.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port
information.
• For a VLAN, enter the keyword vlan followed by a number
from 1 to 4094.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE followed by the slot/port information.
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Added support for Multi-Process OSPF.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Version 7.4.1.0 Modified to include the keyword default.
pre-Version
6.1.1.1
Introduced on the E-Series.
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