CLI Reference Guide-R04

Chapter 11 | Interface Commands
Interface Configuration
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description This command adds a description to an interface. Use the no form to remove the
description.
Syntax
description string
no description
string - Comment or a description to help you remember what is attached
to this interface. (Range: 1-64 characters)
Default Setting
None
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel)
Command Usage
The description is displayed by the show interfaces status command and in the
running-configuration file. An example of the value which a network manager
might store in this object is the name of the manufacturer, and the product name.
Example
The following example adds a description to port 4.
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/4
Console(config-if)#description RD-SW#3
Console(config-if)#
discard This command discards CDP or PVST packets. Use the no form to forward the
specified packet type to other ports configured the same way.
Syntax
[no] discard {cdp | pvst}
cdp – Cisco Discovery Protocol
pvst – Per-VLAN Spanning Tree
Default Setting
Default - Forward CDP and PVST packets
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)