Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family description ● 67
Command Reference
description
Purpose Use the description command to describe the interface.
Use the undo description command to restore the default.
Syntax description interface-description
undo description
Parameters interface-description
A string of characters up to 80 characters long
describing the interface.
If not specified, the default is “xxxxxx interface”.
Example Change the description of the interface Ethernet 0/0/0 to “3Com Router Ethernet
interface”.
[3Com ] interface ethernet 0/0/0
[3Com -Ethernet0/0/0] description 3Com Router ethernet interface
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ Interface view
Description This command has no special purpose or function other than identifying an interface.
Related Command display interface