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Table 30 describes the Interface tab items for a single port.
Note: 10/100BASE-TX ports may not autonegotiate correctly with
older 10/100BASE-TX equipment. In some cases, the older devices can
be upgraded with new firmware or driver revisions. If an upgrade does
not allow autonegotiation to correctly identify the link speed and duplex
settings, you can manually configure the settings for the link in question.
Check the Nortel Networks Web site (support.baynetworks.com/
software) for the latest compatibility information.
Table 30 Interface tab items for a single port
Field Description
Index A unique value assigned to each interface. The value ranges
between 12 and 255.
Descr The type of switch and number of ports.
Type The media type of this interface.
Mtu The size of the largest packet, in octets, that can be sent or received
on the interface.
PhysAddress The MAC address assigned to a particular interface.
AdminStatus The current administrative state of the interface, which can be one of
the following:
• up
• down
When a managed system is initialized, all interfaces start with
AdminStatus in the down state. AdminStatus changes to the up state
(or remains in the down state) as a result of either management
action or the configuration information available to the managed
system.
OperStatus The current operational state of the interface, which can be one of
the following:
• up
• down
• testing
If AdminStatus is up, then OperStatus should be up if the interface is
ready to transmit and receive network traffic. If AdminStatus is down,
then OperStatus should be down. It should remain in the down state
if and only if there is a fault that prevents it from going to the up state.
The testing state indicates that no operational packets can be
passed.