BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide vii53-1001986-01Configuring an interface as source for all Telnet packets . . . . . . .122Cancelling an outbound Telnet session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123Configuring an interface as the source for all TFTP packets . . . . .123Configuring an interface as the source for Syslog packets . . . . . .123Specifying a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server . . . . . .124Setting the system clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126New Daylight Saving Time (DST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127Configuring CLI banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128Setting a message of the day banner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128Setting a privileged EXEC CLI level banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129Displaying a message on the console when an incomingTelnet session is detected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129Configuring terminal display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130Checking the length of terminal displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130Enabling or disabling routing protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130Displaying and modifying system parameter default settings . . . .131Enabling or disabling Layer 2 switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133CAM partitioning for the BigIron RX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134Re-distributing CAM allocations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134Nexthop table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135Changing the MAC age time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136Configuring static ARP entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136Pinging an IPv4 address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137Chapter 6 Configuring Interface ParametersAssigning a port name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139Assigning an IP address to a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139Speed/Duplex negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140Disabling or re-enabling a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Changing the default Gigabit negotiation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Changing the negotiation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142Disabling or re-enabling flow control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142Specifying threshold values for flow control . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142Locking a port to restrict addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143Wait for all cards feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143Port transition hold timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144Port flap dampening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144Modifying port priority (QoS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145Assigning a mirror port and monitor ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146Configuration guidelines for monitoring traffic . . . . . . . . . . . .146Configuring port mirroring and monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146