NEXPEED NBG440 User’s Manual
NexComm Systems, Inc. 54 PAGE
Configuring description of the interface
You can set up a meaningful description of the interface. A description is a user-defined text string.
That string can contain a space or spaces.
Related Commands : interface <ifname> descr
To set a description of the interface, use the following command.
COMMAND
(conf)# interface <ifname> descr <string>
Parameters
<ifname> - interface name
<string> - a user-defined text string
To verify your changes, use the following command.
COMMAND
(conf)# show interface [<ifname>]
Note:
If you omit the interface name, all interfaces are listed.
Usage Examples:
(conf)# int lan descr my customer’s office
(conf)# show interface lan
Interface: lan, status <DOWN>, mtu 1500
description my customer’s office
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
Bridging-only mode
ether 00:d0:84:01:08:b2, speed 10 Mbps half-duplex
(conf)#
(conf)# int lan descr
=> To delete description from the interface, you don’t input <string> parameter and
press the [Enter].