Dell PowerConnect 3424 User Manual page 250

Configuring Ports with CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for configuring ports as displayed
in the Port Configuration page.
Table 7-67. Port Configuration CLI Commands
CLI Command
interface ethernet interface
description string
shutdown
set interface active {ethernet
interface | port-channel port-channel-
number}
speed Mbps
duplex {half | full}
negotiation [capability1
[capability2...capability5]
back-pressure
flowcontrol {auto | on | off}
mdix {on | auto}
show interfaces configuration
[ethernet interface |port-channel
port-channel-number]
show interface advertise
show interfaces status [ethernet
interface | port-channel port-channel-
number]
show interfaces description [ethernet
interface | port-channel port-
channel-number]
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Configuring Switch Information
Description
Enters the interface configuration mode to configure an
ethernet type interface.
Adds a description to an interface configuration.
Disables interfaces that are part of the currently set context.
Reactivates an interface that is shutdown due to security
reasons.
Configures the speed of a given ethernet interface when not
using auto negotiation.
Configures the full/half duplex operation of a given ethernet
interface when not using auto negotiation.
Enables auto negotiation operation for the speed and duplex
parameters of a given interface.
Enables Back Pressure on a given interface.
Configures the Flow Control on a given interface.
Enables automatic crossover on a given interface or Port-
channel.
Displays the configuration for all configured interfaces.
Displays the interface's negotiation advertisement settings.
Displays the status for all configured interfaces.
Displays the description for all configured interfaces.