Ethernet Port Configuration Commands 131description Syntaxdescription textundo descriptionViewEthernet port viewParametertext: Port description character string, with 64 characters at most.DescriptionUse the description command to configure the description character string forEthernet port.Use the undo description command to cancel the port description characterstring.By default, the port description character string is null.Example# Configure the description character string of Ethernet port Ethernet2/1/1 aslanswitch-interface. system-viewSystem View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z.[SW8800] interface Ethernet 2/1/1[3Com-Ethernet2/1/1] description lanswitch-interfacedisplay counters Syntaxdisplay counters [ rate ] { inbound | outbound } interface [ interface-type ]ViewAny viewParameterrate: Displays the rate information of the ports in the Up state during the latestsampling period. If this keyword is not specified in the command, the systemdisplays packet counts.inbound: Displays the import statistic information.outbound: Displays the export statistic information.interface-type: Specifies the port type; either Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet.DescriptionUse the display counters command to view the statistics on the ports of thespecified types. If the port type is not specified, the system displays statisticsorderly on all the ports.
