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Ethernet Interface Configuration

2H28-08R SmartSwitch 2208 User’s Guide

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Link Status (Read-only)

Indicates whether or not there is a physical connection from a particular
port to another 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX/FX, or
100BASE-TXFD/FXFD device. One of the following values is displayed:

Link There is a link signal present and a valid physical connection to
another 10Base-T, 100Base-TX/FX, or 100Base-TXFD/FXFD device.

No Link There is no link signal present and there is no valid physical
connection to another device.

Current Oper. Mode (Read-only)

This field displays the current operating mode of a port. Depending on the
interface installed (100BASE-FX, 100BASE-F3, or 100BASE-TX), this
field displays the following:

100Base-TX interface Auto-Neg, Unknown (if there is no link),
10Base-T, 10Base-TFD (full duplex), 100Base-TX, or
100Base-TXFD (full duplex).

100Base-FX (multimode) or 100Base-F3 (single mode) interface –
Unknown (if there is no link), 100Base-FX or 100Base-FXFD (full
duplex).

Desired Oper. Mode (Selectable)

This field allows the user to select the desired operational mode for an
interface.

FE-100TX Interface The field toggles between Auto-Neg, 10Base-T,
10Base-TFD (full duplex), 100Base-TX, and 100Base-TXFD (full
duplex). In normal operation, the port with an FE-100TX interface is
capable of auto-negotiating the operational mode and no further user
setup is required. See

Section 5.11.3

for more details.

FE-100FX/F3 Interface – The field toggles between 100Base-FX or
100Base-FXFD (full duplex) operation.

Section 5.11.1

describes how

to configure a port with an FE-100FX or FE-100F3 interface.

NOTE

In normal operation, the port with an FE-100TX installed
automatically establishes a link with the device at the other end
of the segment without requiring user setup. However, Local
Management provides the user with the option of manually
configuring that port.