Dell PowerEdge M600 - Manual (Page 182)

150 Ethernet Configuration Commands
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• string—Comment or a description of the port attached to this interface. (Range: 1 to 64
characters)
Default Configuration
By default, the interface does not have a description.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port-Channel) mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example adds a description to the Ethernet port 5.
console(config)#interface ethernet 1/g5
console(config-if-1/g5)# description RD_SW#3
duplex
Use the duplex command in Interface Configuration mode to configure the full/half duplex
operation of a given Ethernet interface when not using auto-negotiation. To restore the default, use
the no form of this command.
Syntax
duplex {half | full}
no duplex
• half—Force half-duplex operation
• full—Force full-duplex operation
Default Configuration
The interface is set to full duplex.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode
User Guidelines
Ports that are set for 1000 Mbps operation can not be set for half duplex operation.