Enterasys Networks D2G124-12 User Manual

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Setting Flow Control
4-18 Port Configuration
Example
This example shows how to configure port 1 to not advertise 10 MB capability for auto‐
negotiation: 
D2(su)->clear port advertise ge.1.1 10t 10tfd
Setting Flow Control
Purpose
To review, enable or disable port flow control. Flow control is used to manage the transmission 
between two devices as specified by IEEE 802.3x to prevent receiving ports from being 
overwhelmed by frames from transmitting devices. 
Commands
show flowcontrol
Use this command to display the flow control state.
Syntax
show flowcontrol
Parameters
None.
Defaults
None.
Mode
Switch command, read‐only.
Example
This example shows how to display the port flow control state:
D2(su)->show flowcontrol 
Flow control status: enabled
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show flowcontrol 
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