Interface Configuration Commands

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Interface Configuration Commands .................................................................................. 1
1.1 Interface Configuration Commands ..................................................................................... 1
1.1.1 interface..................................................................................................................... 1
1.1.2 description ................................................................................................................. 2
1.1.3 bandwidth .................................................................................................................. 3
1.1.4 delay .......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.5 shutdown ................................................................................................................... 4
1.1.6 show interface ........................................................................................................... 5
1.1.7 show running-config interface ................................................................................... 6
1.2 Configuration Example ........................................................................................................ 7

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Chapter 1 Interface Configuration Commands

1.1 Interface Configuration Commands

The following are interface configuration commands:

 Interface

 description

 bandwidth

 delay

 shutdown

 show interface

 show running-config interface

1.1.1 interface

Syntax

[no] interface port

To enter the interface configuration mode, run the above-mentioned command. If the
logical port is inexistent, you have to create this port first and then enter the port mode.
If the physical port is inexistent, the command will fail to be executed. The negative
form of this command has different functions for the physical port and the logical port.

The no interface physical-port command is used to resume the default settings of

the physical port.

The no interface logical-port command is used to delete the logical port.

Parameter

Parameter Description
Port Stands for the existent physical or logical port.

Default value

The default mode is not the port mode.

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Remarks

When you execute this command in configuration mode, you have to enable this
command to be in port configuration mode first. When the port command is configured,
you shall use the exit command to exit from the port mode.

Example

The following example shows how to enter the port mode of port g0/1.
Switch_config#
Switch_config#interface gigaEthernet0/1
Switch_config_g0/1#exit
Switch_config#

1.1.2 description

Syntax

[no] description line

To set the description information of a port, run the above-mentioned command.

Parameter

Parameter Description
Stands for the character string of the description information,
line
among which space may exist.

Default value

There is no description information by default.

Remarks

This command is configured in port configuration mode.

Example

The following example shows how to set the description information of port g0/1 to up
link.
Switch_config# interface gigaEthernet0/1
Switch_config_g0/1# description uplink

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1.1.3 bandwidth

Syntax

[no] bandwidth kilobps

To set the bandwidth of an interface, ran the above-mentioned command.

Parameter

Parameter Description
Means the bandwidth of port, which ranges from 1 to 10000000
kilobps
kbps.

Default value

The default bandwidths of the 100M port, gigabit port and 10G port are 100000kbps,
1000000kbps and 10000000kbps respectively.

Remarks

This command is configured in port configuration mode.

Note:

The configured bandwidth does not mean the actual bandwidth of a port, but is used
by some protocol to calculate the port cost.

Example

The following example shows how to set port g0/1 to 10000000.

Switch_config # interface gigaEthernet0/1
Switch_config_g0/1# bandwidth 10000000

1.1.4 delay

Syntax

[no] delay tensofmicroseconds

To set the delay of an interface, run the above-mentioned command.

Parameter

Parameter Description

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tensofmicroseconds 端口延迟，取值范围为1-10000000 （十微秒）。

Default value

The default value of the delay is 1.

Remarks

This command is configured in port configuration mode.

Example

The following example shows how to set the delay of an interface to 10.
Switch_config_g0/1# delay 10

1.1.5 shutdown

Syntax

[no] shutdown

To close a port, run shutdown; to restart a port, run no shutdown.

Parameter

N/A

Default value

The physical port is in enabled status by default.

Remarks

This command can be used in port mode to open or close a port.

Example

The following example shows how to enable port g0/1.

Switch_config_g0/1#
Switch_config_g0/1# no shutdown
Switch_config_g0/1#

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1.1.6 show interface

Syntax

show interface <port>

To browse the state of an interface, run the above-mentioned command.

Parameter

Parameter Description
Port Name of an interface If a specific port is not in the command,
the system will show the statuses of all ports.

Default value

N/A

Remarks

This command can be used in EXEC and configuration modes to show the physical
status and packet reception statistics of a port.

Example

The following example shows the information about port g0/1:

Switch_config# show interface gigaEthernet 0/1
GigaEthernet0/1 is administratively down, line protocol is down
Hardware is Giga-Combo-FX, address is 00e0.0fe4.d083 (bia 00e0.0fe4.d083)
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 kbit, DLY 10 usec
Encapsulation ARPA
Auto-duplex, Auto-speed
flow-control off
5 minutes input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minutes output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
Received 0 packets, 0 bytes
0 broadcasts, 0 multicasts
0 discard, 0 error, 0 PAUSE
0 align, 0 FCS, 0 symbol
0 jabber, 0 oversize, 0 undersize
0 carriersense, 0 collision, 0 fragment
0 L3 packets, 0 discards, 0 Header errors
Transmited 0 packets, 0 bytes
0 broadcasts, 0 multicasts
0 discard, 0 error, 0 PAUSE

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0 sqettest, 0 deferred
0 single, 0 multiple, 0 excessive, 0 late
0 L3 forwards

1.1.7 show running-config interface

Syntax

show running-config interface port

To display the settings of a port, run the above-mentioned command.

Parameter

Parameter Description
Port Stands for the existent port.

Default value

N/A

Remarks

This command can be executed in EXEC or configuration mode to browse the settings
of a port.

Example

The following example shows the settings of port g1/1:

Switch_config#show running-config interface g0/1
Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
interface GigaEthernet0/1
shutdown
description uplink
bandwidth 10000000
delay 10
Switch_config#

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1.2 Configuration Example

The following example shows how to create a VLAN port, set its description information
and IP address and browse the status and settings of this port.

Switch_config#

Switch_config# interface vlan1

Switch_config_v1# description uplink

Switch_config_v1#

Switch_config_v1# ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

Switch_config_v1# exit

Switch_config#

Switch_config# show running-config interface vlan1

Building configuration...

Current configuration:

interface VLAN1

description uplink

ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

Switch_config# show interface vlan1

VLAN1 is up, line protocol is down

Description uplink

Hardware is EtherSVI, Address is 00e0.0fe4.d06a(00e0.0fe4.d06a)

Interface address is 192.168.1.1/24

MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 kbit, DLY 2000 usec

Encapsulation ARPA

ARP type: ARPA, ARP timeout 04:00:00

Peak input rate 0 pps, output 0 pps

0 packets input, 0 bytes

Received 0 broadcasts, 0 multicasts

0 mpls unicasts, 0 mpls multicasts, 0 mpls input discards

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0 input errors, 0 input discards

0 packets output, 0 bytes

Transmited 0 broadcasts, 0 multicasts

0 mpls unicasts, 0 mpls multicasts, 0 mpls output discards

0 output errors, 0 discards

Switch_config#

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