VLAN Commands 463switchport protectedThe switchport protected Interface Configuration mode command overrides the FDB decision,and sends all the Unicast, Multicast and Broadcast traffic to an uplink port. Use the no form of thiscommand to disable overriding the FDB decision.Syntax• switchport protected {ethernet port | port-channel port-channel-number }• no switchport protected• port — Specifies the uplink port (Ethernet port).• port-channel-number — Specifies the uplink port (Port-channel).Default ConfigurationThe default configuration is disabled.Command ModeInterface Configuration (Ethernet, port-channel) mode.User GuidelinesPackets to the device MAC address are sent to the device and not forwarded to the uplink.ExampleThe following example overrides the FDB decision, and sends all the Unicast, Multicast and Broadcasttraffic to specified ethernet port.ip internal-usage-vlanThe ip internal-usage-vlan Interface Configuration mode command reserves a VLAN as the internalusage VLAN of an interface. Use the no form of this command to reset to default.Syntax• ip internal-usage-vlan vlan-id• no ip internal-usage-vlan• vlan-id — VLAN ID of the internal usage VLAN.Default ConfigurationThis command has no default configuration.Console(config)# interface ethernet g/g5Console(config-if)# switchport protected ethernet g/g65400_CLI.book Page 463 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:33 PM