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Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode
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Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode
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Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces
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Overview of Layer Modes
On all systems running Dell Networking OS, you can place physical interfaces, port channels, and VLANs in Layer 2 mode or Layer 3 mode.
By default, VLANs are in Layer 2 mode.
Table 23. Layer Modes
Type of Interface
Possible Modes
Requires Creation
Default State
1 Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit
Ethernet
Layer 2
Layer 3
No
Shutdown (disabled)
Management
N/A
No
Shutdown (disabled)
Loopback
Layer 3
Yes
No shutdown (enabled)
Null interface
N/A
No
Enabled
Port Channel
Layer 2
Layer 3
Yes
Shutdown (disabled)
VLAN
Layer 2
Layer 3
Yes, except for the default
VLAN.
No shutdown (active for Layer
2)
Shutdown (disabled for Layer 3 )
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode
Do not configure switching or Layer 2 protocols such as spanning tree protocol (STP) on an interface unless the interface has been set to
Layer 2 mode.
To set Layer 2 data transmissions through an individual interface, use the following command.
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Enable Layer 2 data transmissions through an individual interface.
INTERFACE mode
switchport
Example of a Basic Layer 2 Interface Configuration
Dell(conf-if)#show config
!
interface Port-channel 1
no ip address
switchport
no shutdown
Dell(conf-if)#
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Interfaces
Summary of Contents for S3048-ON
Page 1: ...Dell Configuration Guide for the S3048 ON System 9 11 2 5 ...
Page 137: ...0 Gi 1 1 Gi 1 2 rx Flow N A N A 0 0 No N A N A yes Access Control Lists ACLs 137 ...
Page 142: ...Figure 10 BFD Three Way Handshake State Changes 142 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection BFD ...
Page 241: ...Dell Control Plane Policing CoPP 241 ...
Page 287: ... RPM Synchronization GARP VLAN Registration Protocol GVRP 287 ...
Page 428: ...Figure 53 Inspecting the LAG Configuration 428 Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP ...
Page 477: ...Figure 73 Configuring Interfaces for MSDP Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP 477 ...
Page 478: ...Figure 74 Configuring OSPF and BGP for MSDP 478 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP ...
Page 483: ...Figure 77 MSDP Default Peer Scenario 2 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP 483 ...
Page 484: ...Figure 78 MSDP Default Peer Scenario 3 484 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP ...
Page 745: ...Figure 104 Single and Double Tag TPID Match Service Provider Bridging 745 ...
Page 746: ...Figure 105 Single and Double Tag First byte TPID Match 746 Service Provider Bridging ...