mode

This command sets the interface speed and direction.

Syntax

mode { Auto | 10baseT-FD | 10baseT-HD | 100baseTx-FD | 100baseTx-HD | 1000baseTx-FD | 10000baseTx-FD }

Parameters

Auto
For interfaces that do autonegotiation, the appliance uses standard IEEE 802.3 autonegotiation for interface speed and direction. Preference is given to the highest speed. Preference is for full-duplex over half-duplex. This setting is the default value.
10baseT-FD
Advertises 10BASE-T PHY (10 Mbps) in full-duplex mode.
10baseT-HD
Advertises 10BASE-T PHY (10 Mbps) in half-duplex mode.
100baseTx-FD
Advertises 100BASE-TX PHY (100 Mbps) in full-duplex mode.
100baseTx-HD
Advertises 100BASE-TX PHY (100 Mbps) in half-duplex mode.
1000baseTx-FD
Advertises 1000BASE-T PHY (1 Gbps) in full-duplex mode.
10000baseTx-FD
Advertises 10000BASE-T PHY (10 Gbps) in full-duplex mode.

Guidelines

The mode command specifies the operational mode for the interface. The operational mode is the interface speed and direction. Generally you can retain the default value.

On some appliances, you cannot use this command to modify the operational mode. Because some network equipment might not negotiate properly, you can use this command to set speed and direction explicitly. If you manually configure one end of the link, you must manually configure the other end of the link to the same setting.

On physical appliances, you cannot modify the operational mode for Ethernet interfaces that use 10-gigabit ports. On blades, you cannot modify the operational mode on any Ethernet interface.