Adding A Description For An Interface; Configuring Loopback Detection - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 10 Configuring Interface Characteristics
This example shows how to turn off all flow control on a port and to display the results:
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet0/1
Switch(config-if)# flowcontrol receive off
Switch(config-if)# flowcontrol send off
Switch(config-if)# end
Switch# show running-config

Adding a Description for an Interface

You can add a description about an interface to help you remember its function. The description appears
in the output of these commands: show configuration
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to add a description for an interface:
Command
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2 interface interface-id
Step 3 description string
Step 4
end
Step 5 show interfaces interface-id description
or
show running-config
Step 6 copy running-config startup-config
Use the no description interface configuration command to delete the description.
This example shows how to add a description on a port and to verify the description:
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet0/4
Switch(config-if)# description Connects to Marketing
Switch(config-if)# end
Switch# show interfaces fastethernet0/4 description
Interface Status
Fa0/4

Configuring Loopback Detection

You can use this feature to detect a loopback on a 10/100 interface at the physical layer. If you configure
the down-when-looped interface command, the system checks if the link-up is due to a loopback
condition at the physical layer. If the link-up is due to a loopback condition, the system does not let the
Ethernet link come up. The system can detect the loopback only on links that are directly connected to
that interface and not on links that are indirectly connected. The loopback detection works when the
interfaces are configured to autonegotiate.
For complete syntax and usage information for the down-when-looped interface command, see the
Cisco IOS Interface Command Reference, Release 12.1.
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Purpose
Enter global configuration mode
Enter interface configuration mode, and enter the interface for which
you are adding a description.
Add a description (up to 240 characters) for an interface.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entry.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Protocol Description
up down
Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide
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show running-config
End with CNTL/Z.
Connects to Marketing
Configuring Ethernet Interfaces
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and show interfaces.
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