Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 Reference Guide

Ethernet Port Commands

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OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide

Configures port crossover settings on a single port, a range of ports, or an entire Network Interface (NI).

interfaces slot[/port[-port2]] crossover {auto | mdix | mdi}

Slot number you want to configure.

Port number of the interface you want to configure.

Last port number in a range of ports you want to configure.

The interface will automatically detect crossover settings.

Sets the crossover configuration to Media Dependent Interface with 
Crossover (MDIX), which is the standard for hubs and switches.

Sets the crossover configuration to Media Dependent Interface (MDI), 
which is the standard for end stations.

OmniSwitch 6400, 6850, 6855, 9000, 9000E

• You can only configure one slot at a time. Repeat the command to configure additional slots.

• If auto negotiation is disabled, then automatic crossover will also be disabled. See the 

 command on 

 for more information.

• You cannot configure crossover settings on fiber ports. These ports use the MDI standard.

• Configuration changes made with the interfaces crossover command on  combo ports configured as 

either forced copper or preferred copper will only be made on the copper RJ-45 10/100/1000 ports and 
not to the SFP fiber port. See the 

 command for more information.

-> interfaces 3 crossover mdi

-> interfaces 3/1 crossover mdix

-> interfaces 3/1-4 crossover auto

Release 6.1; command was introduced.

auto | mdix | mdi
(all copper ports)

auto