3com 4500 26-PORT User Manual

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Ethernet Port Configuration Commands
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Parameter
text: 
Enter a description of the Ethernet port. This can be a maximum of 80 
characters.
Description
Use the 
description
 command to enter a description of an Ethernet port. Use 
the 
undo description
 command to cancel the description. 
By default, an Ethernet port does not have a description.
Example
Set the description of port Ethernet1/0/1 to be lanswitch-interface.
<4500>system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[4500]interface ethernet 1/0/1
[4500-Ethernet1/0/1]description lanswitch-interface
[4500-Ethernet1/0/1]
display interface
Syntax
display interface [ interface_type | 
interface_type interface_number ]
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Parameter
interface_type: 
Enter the interface type. This can be either 
Aux
Ethernet
GigabitEthernet
 , 
NULL, Vlan-interface
.
interface_number
: Enter the interface number in the format 
unit-number/0/port-number.
The unit number is a number in the range 1 to 8. 
The port number is a number in the range 1 to 28 or 1 to 52 depending on the 
number of ports you have on your unit.
You can use the 
interface_name
 at this command. This consists of the 
interface_type
 and the 
interface_number
 combined as a single parameter. For 
example Ethernet1/0/1.
Description
Use the 
display interface
 command to view the configuration information on 
the selected interface. Along with others, this interface could be a specific port's 
interface (for example, Ethernet1/0/1) or a specific VLAN interface (for example, 
vlan-interface 1). 
Example
To display configuration information on Ethernet port 1/0/1, enter the following:
<4500>display interface Ethernet 1/0/1