3Com Switch 8800 Configuration Guide Chapter 6 Ethernet Port Configuration6-1Chapter 6 Ethernet Port Configuration6.1 Ethernet Port OverviewThe Switch 8800 provides conventional Ethernet ports, fast Ethernet ports, 1000 MbpsEthernet ports and 10 Gbps Ethernet ports. The configurations of these Ethernet portsare basically the same, which will be described in the following sections.6.2 Ethernet Port ConfigurationThe following sections describe Ethernet port configuration tasks:z Entering Ethernet Port Viewz Enabling/Disabling an Ethernet Portz Setting Ethernet Port Descriptionz Setting the Duplex Attribute of the Ethernet Portz Setting Speed on the Ethernet Portz Setting the Cable Type for the Ethernet Portz Enabling/Disabling Flow Control for the Ethernet Portz Permitting/Forbidding Jumbo Frame to Pass the Ethernet Portz Setting the Ethernet Port Broadcast Suppression Ratioz Setting the Ethernet Port Modez Setting the Link Type for the Ethernet Portz Adding the Ethernet Port to Specified VLANsz Setting the Default VLAN ID for the Ethernet Portz Setting the VLAN VPN Featurez Copying Port Configuration to Other Portsz Setting Port Hold Timez Setting the Ethernet Port in Loopback Mode6.2.1 Entering Ethernet Port ViewBefore configuring the Ethernet port, enter Ethernet port view first.Perform the following configuration in system view.Table 6-1 Enter Ethernet port viewOperation CommandEnter Ethernet port view interface { interface_type interface_num |interface_name }