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• Speeds less than 1 Gig cannot be congured when the asymmetric ow control conguration is on. The following error is
returned:
Can’t configure speed <1G when Asymmetric flowcontrol is on, config ignored
• Dell Networking OS only supports rx on tx on and rx off tx off for speeds less than 1 Gig (Symmetric).
NOTE: If you use the disable rx flow control command, Dell Networking recommends rebooting the
system.
Example
Dell(conf-if-Gi-1/1)#show config
!
interface GigabitEthernet 1/1
no ip address
switchport
no negotiation auto
flowcontrol rx off tx on
no shutdown
...
Example (Values)
This Example shows how Dell Networking OS negotiates the ow control values between two Dell Networking chassis
connected back-to-back using 1G copper ports.
Configured
LocRxConf LocTxConf RemoteRxConf RemoteTxConf
off off off off
off on
on off
on on
off on off off
off on
on off
on on
on off off off
off on
on off
on on
on on off off
off on
on off
on on
LocNegRx LocNegTx RemNegRx RemNegTx
off off off off
off off off off
off off off off
off off off off
off off off off
off off off off
off on on off
off off off off
off off off off
on off off on
on on on on
on on on on
off off off off
off off off off
on on on on
on on on on
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