Intel EXPRESS 550T - Manuel (Page 69)

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C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration
Port Mode
Disabling the port If you disable the port, the devices attached to it cannot use the
switch. The MAC address of those devices are removed from the
switch’s address table. If those addresses are defined as permanent
entries, they are not purged but are unable to use the switch. To dis-
able the port:
1 Click the port you want to disable.
2 Select Port Setup .
3 Click Port Mode .
4 Click Enable Port .
If there is a check mark in the box, the port is operational. If
the box is empty, the port is disabled.
5 Click OK .
Disabling auto-negotiation To disable auto-negotiation, and reset the speed to the values speci-
fied in
Speed :
1 Click the port you want to disable auto-negotiation.
2 Select Port Setup .
3 Click Port Mode .
4 Click Enable Auto-negotiation .
If there is a check mark in the box, the port automatically
detects the line-speed and duplex setting. If the box is empty,
auto-negotiation is disabled and the port uses the values speci-
fied in
Duplex and Speed .
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