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* You cannot disable auto-negotiation when the speed is set to 1000 or auto.
Related
Commands
speed (for 10/100/1000 interfaces) — sets the link speed to 10, 100, 1000 or auto-
negotiate the speed.
keepalive
Send keepalive packets periodically to keep an interface alive when it is not transmitting data.
S4820T
Syntax
keepalive [seconds]
To stop sending keepalive packets, use the no keepalive command.
Parameters
seconds (OPTIONAL) For SONET interfaces with PPP encapsulation
enabled, enter the number of seconds between keepalive
packets. The range is from 0 to 23767. The default is 10
seconds.
Defaults Enabled.
Command
Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.1.1.2 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
When you configure keepalive, the system sends a self-addressed packet out of
the configured interface to verify that the far end of a WAN link is up. When you
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Interfaces