Examples in this chapter are from a PortMaster 2R, which uses Ether0 for its Ethernet interface. All PortMaster products use this same designation. In addition, the PortMaster IRX-211 uses Ether1 for a second Ethernet interface.

Displaying Ethernet Information

• ifconfig-see page 2-9

• show all-see page 2-21

• show arp Ether0-see page 2-23

• show Ether0

• show global-see page 2-27

• show netconns-see page 2-32

• show netstat-see page 2-33

• show table subinterface

  For general information about command line interface commands, refer to Chapter 1, "Introduction."

Summary of Ethernet Commands

Ethernet Configuration

Command Syntax
set Ether0 address Ipaddress [/NM]|[Netmask]	- seepage 4-3
set Ether0 broadcast high|low	- seepage 4-4
set Ether0 ifilter Filtername	- seepage 4-5
set ether0 ip enabled|disabled 1	- seepage 4-6
set ether0 ipx enabled|disabled 1	- seepage 4-6
set Ether0 ipxframe ethernet_802.2|ethernet_802.2_ii|ethernet_802.3| ethernet_ii	- see page 4-7
set Ether0 ipxnet Ipxnetwork	- see page 4-8
set Ether0 netmask Netmask	- see page 10-7
set Ether0 ofilter Filtername	- see page 4-9
set Ether0 ospf accept-rip on|off	- see page 11-7
set Ether0 ospf on|off	- see page 11-8
set Ether0 rip on|broadcast|listen|off	- see page 10-19
set Ether0 route-filter incoming|outgoing Filtername	- see page 10-8
show Ether0	- see page 4-10
1 This command is available only on the Ether0 port, even on the IRX-211.

Ethernet Commands

set Ether0 address

This command sets the IP address of the Ethernet interface.

set Ether0 address Ipaddress [/NM]|[Netmask]

Ether0	Ethernet interface.
Ipaddress	IP address or hostname.
/NM	Optional netmask-an integer between 1 and 32 that indicates the number of high-order bits set to 1. Enter a slash (/) between the IP address and the netmask in bits.
Netmask	Optional netmask expressed in dotted decimal notation. Enter a space between the IP address and the netmask.

Usage

Note ¯ If you change the IP address of the Ethernet interface, you must disable and then re-enable IP on the Ethernet interface for the change to take effect.

Example

See Also

set Ether0 broadcast

This command determines which broadcast address the PortMaster will use.

set Ether0 broadcast high|low

Ether0	Ethernet interface.
high	Use a host part of all ones (for example, 192.168.1.255) in the broadcast address.
low	Use a host part of all zeros (for example, 192.168.1.0) in the broadcast address. This is the default.

Usage

Example

set Ether0 ifilter

This command sets a packet filter for evaluating packets entering the PortMaster on the Ethernet interface.

set Ether0 ifilter Filtername

Ether0	Ethernet interface.
Filtername	Input filter name that is in the filter table. Filtername can be up to 15 characters.

Usage

Neither the interface nor the PortMaster needs to be reset or rebooted for the filter to be effective. You remove the filter by entering the command without a filter name.

Note ¯ You can set the filtername to the Ethernet interface before the filter is created, but doing so allows packets to pass through without any packet filtering.

Example

See Also

show filter - page 15-25

show table filter - page 15-26

set ether0 ip

This command enables or disables the IP protocol on the interface.

set ether0 ip enabled|disabled

enabled	Enables IP. This is the default.
disabled	Disables IP.

Usage

Example

set ether0 ipx

This command enables or disables the IPX protocol on the interface.

set ether0 ipx enabled|disabled

enabled	Enables IPX.
disabled	Disables IPX.

Usage

Example

See Also

set Ether0 ipxframe

This command sets the IPX frame type.

Note ¯ This command should be entered on one line, without any breaks. The line break shown here is due to the limited space available.

set Ether0 ipxframe ethernet_802.2|ethernet_802.2_ii|
ethernet_802.3|ethernet_ii

Ether0	Ethernet interface.
ethernet_802.2	Use Ethernet 802.2 protocol. This is the default encapsulation used by Novell NetWare 4.0.
ethernet_802.2_ii	Use Ethernet 802.2_ii protocol. This encapsulation is not commonly used.
ethernet_802.3	Use Ethernet 802.3 protocol. This is the default encapsulation used by Novell NetWare 3.11.
ethernet_ii	Use Ethernet II protocol. This encapsulation is sometimes used for networks that handle both TCP/IP and IPX traffic.

Usage

Example

See Also

set ipx on - page 3-8

set Ether0 ipxnet

This command sets the IPX network number for the Ethernet interface.

set Ether0 ipxnet Ipxnetwork

Ether0	Ethernet interface.
Ipxnetwork	A 32-bit hexadecimal value.

Usage

Example

See Also

set ipx on - page 3-8

set user ipxnet - page 13-13

set Ether0 ofilter

This command sets a packet filter for evaluating packets exiting the PortMaster on the Ethernet interface.

set Ether0 ofilter Filtername

Ether0	Ethernet interface.
Filtername	Output filter name, up to 15 characters, that is in the filter table.

Usage

Neither the interface nor the PortMaster needs to be reset or rebooted for the filter to be effective. You remove the filter by entering the command without a filter name.

You can set the filtername to the ethernet interface before the filter is created, but doing so allows packets to pass through without any filtering.

Example

See Also

show filter - page 15-25

show table filter - page 15-26

show Ether0

Shows configuration values for the Ethernet interface.

show Ether0

Command> show ether0
Ethernet Status:	IP - Enabled	IPX - Disabled
Interface Addr:	pm2.edu.com (192.168.96.6)
Netmask:	255.255.255.0
Broadcast Address:	192.168.96.0
IPX Network:	00000000
IPX Frame Type:	ETHERNET_802.2
Ethernet Address:	00:c0:05:01:06:20
Routing:	OSPF, RIP(Listen)
OSPF Accept RIP:	off
OSPF Cost:	1
OSPF Hello Interval:	10
OSPF Dead Time:	40
Input Filter:
Output Filter:

Explanation

Ethernet Status	Shows IP and IPX protocols enabled for the Ethernet port.
Interface Addr	The IP address for the Ethernet interface.
Netmask	The netmask used on the network.
Broadcast Address	The IP address used as the local broadcast address.
IPX Network	The IPX network segment address.
IPX Frame Type	The IPX frame type that identifies the encapsulation method used on the IPX interfaces.
Ethernet Address	The Ethernet hardware MAC address.
Routing	Broadcast-the PortMaster broadcasts route information on the local Ethernet. Listen-the PortMaster listens for route information from other routers on the local Ethernet.
OSPF Accept RIP	RIP routes learned on the Ethernet interface that are propagated into OSPF as Type 2 external routes.
OSPF Cost	Cost of sending a packet on the interface.
OSPF Hello Interval	Interval in seconds that elapses between the transmission of hello packets on the interface.
OSPF Dead Time	Number of seconds the PortMaster waits after ceasing to receive a neighbor router's hello packets and before identifying the remote router as unreachable.
Input Filter	The name of the input filter attached to the Ethernet interface.
Output Filter	The name of the output filter attached to the Ethernet interface.

 

Ethernet Subinterface Commands

Note ¯ IPX, RIP, OSPF, packet filtering, and route propagation are not supported on the subinterfaces.

The commands in Table 4-2 configure and manage Ether0 and Ether1 for subinterfaces.  

Ethernet Subinterface Configuration

Command Syntax
add subinterface Name	- see page 4-13
delete subinterface Name	- see page 4-14
set subinterface Name address Ipaddress [/NM]|[Netmask]	- see page 4-14
set subinterface Name broadcast high|low	- see page 4-15
set subinterface Name port Portlabel	- see page 4-16
show table subinterface	- see page 4-16

add subinterface

This command adds a subinterface entry to the subinterface table.

add subinterface Name

Name	Name of the subinterface configuration in the subinterface table. Name can contain up to 11 characters.

Usage

Example

New subinterface net2 successfully added

See Also

delete subinterface

This command removes a subinterface entry from the table.

delete subinterface Name

Usage

Example

set subinterface address

This command assigns an IP address or an IP address and netmask to the

subinterface configuration.

set subinterface Name address Ipaddress [/NM]|[Netmask]

Name	Name of the subinterface configuration. Name can be up to 11 characters.
Ipaddress	IP address or 39-character hostname.
/NM	Optional netmask-an integer between 1 and 32 that indicates the number of high-order bits set to 1. Enter a slash (/) between the IP address and the netmask in bits.
Netmask	Optional netmask expressed in dotted decimal notation. Enter a space between the IP address and the netmask.

Examples

Overlapping with interface et01

net2 changed from 192.168.11.1/24 to 192.168.11.1/24

Command> set subinterface net2 address 192.168.55.6/27

net2 changed from 192.168.55.6/24 to 192.168.55.6/27

Command> set subinterface net2 netmask 255.255.255.0

net2 netmask changed from 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.0

set subinterface broadcast

This command determines the broadcast address for the subinterface.

set subinterface Name broadcast high|low

Name	Name of the subinterface configuration. Name can be up to 11 characters.
high	Uses a host part of all ones in the broadcast address.
low	Uses a host part of all zeros in the broadcast address.

Example

net2 broadcast address changed from low to high

See Also

set subinterface port

This command is associates the subinterface configuration with a physical port.

set subinterface Name port Portlabel

Name	The name of the subinterface configuration in the subinterface table. Name can be up to 11 characters.
Portlabel	ether0 or ether1.

Example

net2 changed from to ether0

show table subinterface

This command displays the subinterface table.

show table subinterface

Example

Subinterface Interface Addr Netmask Broadcast Addr Port Name

------------ ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------

net2 192.168.55.6 255.255.255.0 192.168.55.255 ether0