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Ethernet port management using the
CLI
This chapter describes how to enable a port, name a port, and enable rate
limiting. This chapter covers the following topics:
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"Enabling or disabling a port" (page 233)
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"Naming ports" (page 235)
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"Setting port speed" (page 237)
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"Enabling flow control" (page 240)
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"Enabling rate-limiting" (page 242)
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"Enabling Custom Autonegotiation Advertisements (CANA)" (page 244)
Enabling or disabling a port
You can enable or disable a port using the CLI. This section covers the
following commands:
•
"shutdown command for the port" (page 233)
•
"no shutdown command" (page 234)
shutdown command for the port
The shutdown [port <portlist>] command disables the port.
The syntax for the shutdown [port <portlist>] command is:
shutdown [port <portlist>]
Table 91 "shutdown port command parameters and variables" (page
234) describes the parameters and variables for the shutdown [line
<portlist>] command.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series
Overview — System Configuration
NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard
4.1 19 November 2007
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