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Configuring Ethernet interfaces ··································································································································· 1
Ethernet interface naming conventions ···························································································································1
Configuring the management Ethernet interface ···········································································································1
Configuring basic settings of an Ethernet interface ·······································································································2
Shutting down an Ethernet interface ·······························································································································3
Setting speed options for auto negotiation on an Ethernet interface ··········································································3
Configuring flow control on an Ethernet interface·········································································································4
Configuring link change suppression on an Ethernet interface····················································································5
Configuring link-down event suppression ··············································································································6
Configuring link-up event suppression ···················································································································6
Configuring loopback testing on an Ethernet interface ································································································6
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··············································································································7
Configuration procedure ·········································································································································7
Configuring jumbo frame support ···································································································································7
Configuring storm suppression ········································································································································8
Setting the statistics polling interval·································································································································8
Enabling loopback detection on an Ethernet interface ·································································································9
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··············································································································9
Configuration procedure ·········································································································································9
Setting the MDI mode of an Ethernet interface ··········································································································· 10
Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface ················································································································ 11
Testing the cable connection of an Ethernet interface································································································ 11
Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface···································································································· 12
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 12
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 12
Displaying and maintaining an Ethernet interface ····································································································· 13
Configuring loopback and null interfaces ················································································································ 15
Configuring a loopback interface ································································································································ 15
Introduction to the loopback interface················································································································· 15
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 15
Configuring a null interface ·········································································································································· 16
Introduction to the null interface··························································································································· 16
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 16
Displaying and maintaining loopback and null interfaces ························································································ 16
Bulk configuring interfaces ········································································································································ 18
Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 18
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 18
Configuring the MAC address table ························································································································ 19
Overview········································································································································································· 19
How a MAC address table entry is created
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Types of MAC address table entries ··················································································································· 20
MAC address table-based frame forwarding ···································································································· 20
Configuring static, dynamic, and blackhole MAC address table entries ································································ 20
Configuring a static or dynamic MAC address table entry in system view ···················································· 21
Configuring a static or dynamic MAC address table entry in interface view ················································ 21
Configuring a blackhole MAC address entry ···································································································· 21
Disabling MAC address learning
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