F3726, F3211, F3174, R5135, R3816-HP Firewalls and UTM Devices Network Management Command Reference-6PW100

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port link-mode
Use port link-mode to change the link mode of an Ethernet interface.
Use undo port link-mode to restore the default.
Syntax
port link-mode { bridge | route }
undo port link-mode
Views
Ethernet interface view
Default command level
2: System level
Parameters
bridge: Specifies the Layer 2 mode.
route: Specifies the Layer 3 mode.
Usage guidelines
Depending on the hardware structure of interface cards, some interfaces can operate only as Layer 2
Ethernet interfaces (in bridge mode), some can operate only as Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces (in route
mode), and others can operate as either Layer 2 or Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces (you can set the link mode
to bridge or route).
After you change the link mode of an Ethernet interface, all settings are restored to their default values in
the new link mode.
Examples
# Configure GigabitEthernet 0/1 to operate in Layer 2 mode.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] interface gigabitethernet 0/1
[Sysname-GigabitEthernet0/1] display this
#
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
port link-mode route
#
Return
The output shows that GigabitEthernet 0/1 operates in route mode.
[Sysname-GigabitEthernet0/1] port link-mode bridge
[Sysname-GigabitEthernet0/1] display this
#
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
port link-mode bridge
#
Return
The output shows that GigabitEthernet 0/1 is now operating in bridge mode.