Cisco Cisco Packet Data Gateway (PDG)
Context Configuration Mode Commands I-M
interface ▀
Command Line Interface Reference, StarOS Release 18 ▄
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interface
Creates or deletes an interface or specifies an existing interface. By identifying an interface, the mode changes to
configure this interface in the current context.
configure this interface in the current context.
Product
All
Privilege
Security Administrator, Administrator
Mode
Exec > Global Configuration > Context Configuration
configure > context context_name
Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt:
[context_name]host_name(config-ctx)#
Syntax
interface name [ broadcast | loopback | point-to-point | tunnel ]
no interface name
no
Removes the specified interface.
name
Specifies the name of the interface to configure. If
name
does not refer to an existing interface, the new
interface is created if resources allow.
name
is an alphanumeric string of 1 through 79 characters.
broadcast
Creates an Ethernet broadcast (IP) interface and enters the Ethernet Configuration Mode. Default: Enabled
Important:
Refer to the Ethernet Interface Configuration Mode Command chapter for more information.
loopback
Creates an internal IP address that is always UP, is not bound to any physical card/port, and can be reached
by any interface configured in the current context. As a loopback interface uses all available physical ports,
this type of interface is particularly useful for load-balancing. The interface must be configured for loopback
when configuring Interchassis Session Recovery (ICSR). A total of 256 loopback interfaces can be
configured. Default: Disabled
This loopback option is not used to setup a diagnostic test port so it should not be confused with the loopback
option used in the various card/port configuration modes.
by any interface configured in the current context. As a loopback interface uses all available physical ports,
this type of interface is particularly useful for load-balancing. The interface must be configured for loopback
when configuring Interchassis Session Recovery (ICSR). A total of 256 loopback interfaces can be
configured. Default: Disabled
This loopback option is not used to setup a diagnostic test port so it should not be confused with the loopback
option used in the various card/port configuration modes.
Important:
Refer to the Loopback Interface Configuration Mode Command chapter for more information.