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Catalyst 4500 Series, Catalyst 2948G, Catalyst 2948G-GE-TX, and Catalyst 2980G Switches Software Configuration Guide
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Release 8.2GLX
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Completing a Partial Command
2-6
Scrolling Through Command Output
2-6
Using Command Aliases
2-7
Specifying Modules, Ports, and VLANs
2-7
Specifying MAC Addresses
2-8
Specifying IP Addresses, Host Names, and IP Aliases
2-8
ROM Monitor CLI
2-9
Example of a Catalyst 4003 Bootup Display
2-9
C H A P T E R
3
Configuring the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway
3-1
Understanding How the Switch Management Interfaces Work
3-1
Understanding How Automatic IP Configuration Works
3-2
Automatic IP Configuration Overview
3-2
Understanding DHCP
3-3
Understanding RARP
3-4
Preparing to Configure the IP Address and Default Gateway
3-4
Default IP Address and Default Gateway Configuration
3-5
Setting the In-Band (sc0) Interface IP Address
3-5
Setting the Management Ethernet (me1) Interface IP Address
3-6
Configuring Default Gateways
3-7
Configuring the SLIP (sl0) Interface on the Console Port
3-8
Using DHCP or RARP to Obtain an IP Address Configuration
3-10
Renewing and Releasing a DHCP-Assigned IP Address
3-11
C H A P T E R
4
Configuring Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Switching
4-1
Understanding How Ethernet Works
4-1
Ethernet Overview
4-1
Switching Frames Between Segments
4-2
Building the Address Table
4-2
Default Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Configurations
4-2
Configuring Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Ports
4-3
Setting Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Port Names
4-3
Setting Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Port Priority Levels
4-4
Setting Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Port Speeds
4-4
Setting Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Port Duplex Modes
4-5
Setting Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Port Debounce Timers
4-6
Configuring errdisable State Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Port Timeout Periods
4-7