416 | Interfacesw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o mInterface TypesView Basic Interface InformationThe user has several options for viewing interface status and configuration parameters. The showinterfaces command in EXEC mode will list all configurable interfaces on the chassis and has options todisplay the interface status, IP and MAC addresses, and multiple counters for the amount and type oftraffic passing through the interface. If a port channel interface is configured, the show interfacescommand can list the interfaces configured in the port channel.Figure 20-1 displays the configuration and status information for one interface.Interface TypeModesPossible Default ModeRequiresCreation Default StatePhysical L2, L3 Unset No Shutdown (disabled)Management N/A N/A No No Shutdown (enabled)Loopback L3 L3 Yes No Shutdown (enabled)Null N/A N/A No EnabledPort Channel L2, L3 L3 Yes Shutdown (disabled)VLAN L2, L3 L2 Yes (exceptdefault)L2 - No Shutdown (enabled)L3 - Shutdown (disabled)Note: To end output from the system, such as the output from the show interfaces command, enterCTRL+C and FTOS will return to the command prompt.Note: Unicast counters in the show interface output will increment when the interface receives multicast orbroadcast packets.
