Chapter 9
Configuring Interface Characteristics
Monitoring Interface Status
Commands entered at the privileged EXEC prompt display information about the interface, including
the versions of the software and the hardware, the configuration, and statistics about the interfaces.
Table 9-4
commands by using the show ? command at the privileged EXEC prompt.) These commands are fully
described in the Cisco IOS Interface Command Reference, Release 12.2.
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Show Commands for Interfaces
Command
show interfaces [interface-id]
show interfaces interface-id status [err-disabled]
show interfaces [interface-id] switchport
show interfaces [interface-id] description
show ip interface [interface-id]
show interface [interface-id] stats
show interfaces transceiver properties
show interfaces transceiver properties
show interfaces [interface-id] [{transceiver
properties | detail}] module number]
show port-type [uni | nni]
show running-config interface [interface-id]
show version
show controllers ethernet-controller interface-id
phy
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lists some of these interface monitoring commands. (You can display the full list of show
Purpose
Display the status and configuration of all interfaces or a specific
interface.
Display interface status or a list of interfaces in an error-disabled state.
Display administrative and operational status of switching mode. You
can use this command to find out if a port is in routing or in switching
mode.
Display the description configured on an interface or all interfaces and
the interface status.
Display the usability status of all interfaces configured for IP routing
or the specified interface.
Display the input and output packets by the switching path for the
interface.
(Optional) Display speed and duplex settings on the interface.
(Optional) Display temperature, voltage, or amount of current on the
interface.
Display physical and operational status about an SFP module.
Display interface type information for the Cisco ME switch.
Display the running configuration in RAM for the interface.
Display the hardware configuration, software version, the names and
sources of configuration files, and the boot images.
Display the operational state of the auto-MDIX feature on the
interface.
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