3com 4500 50-PORT User Manual

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OMMANDS
[4500-Ethernet1/0/1]duplex auto
flow-control
Syntax
flow-control
undo flow-control
View
Ethernet Port View
Parameters
None
Description
Use the 
flow-control
 command to enable flow control on an Ethernet port. This 
avoids discarding data packets due to congestion. Use the 
undo flow-control
 
command to disable flow control. 
By default, flow control is disabled.
Example
To enable flow control on port “Ethernet1/0/1”, enter the following.
<4500>system-view
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.
[4500]interface ethernet 1/0/1
[4500-Ethernet1/0/1]flow-control
[4500-Ethernet1/0/1]
interface
Syntax
interface interface_type interface_num | interface_name
View
System View
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.