show port status

Use this command to display operating and admin status, speed, duplex mode and port type for one or more ports on the device.

Syntax

show port status [port-string] [-interesting]

Parameters

port-string (Optional) Displays status for specific port(s).
-interesting (Optional) Displays only ports with an operational status of up or dormant.

Defaults

If no options are specified, status information for all ports will be displayed.

Mode

All command modes.

Examples

This example shows how to display status information for port range ge.1.1 through 4:

System(rw)->show port status ge.1.1-4
Port         Alias            Oper     Admin   Speed  Duplex  Type
             (truncated)      Status   Status  (bps)
------------ ---------------- -------- ------- ------ ------- ------------------
ge.1.1                        dormant  up       1.0G full     1000-t       rj45
ge.1.2                        down     up       10.0M half    10-t         rj45
ge.1.3                        down     up       10.0M half    10-t         rj45
ge.1.4                        down     up       10.0M half    10-t         rj45
4 of 4 ports displayed, 1 port(s) with oper status 'up' or 'dormant'.

This example shows how to display status information for console ports:

System(rw)->show port status com.*.*
Port         Alias            Oper     Admin   Speed  Duplex  Type
             (truncated)      Status   Status  (bps)
------------ ---------------- -------- ------- ------ ------- ------------------
com.1.1                       up       up        9.6K         rs232        rj45
com.2.1                       up       up        9.6K         rs232        rj45
com.3.1                       up       up        9.6K         rs232        rj45
3 of 3 ports displayed, 3 port(s) with oper status 'up' or 'dormant'.

show port status Output Details provides an explanation of the command output.

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show port status Output Details

Output... What it displays...
Port Port designation.
Alias (truncated) Alias configured for the port. For details on using the set port alias command, refer to set port alias.
Oper Status Operating status (up or down).
Admin Status Whether the specified port is enabled (up) or disabled (down). For details on using the set port disable and the set port enable commands to change the port status, refer to set port.
Speed Operational speed in Mbps or Kbps of the specified port. For details on using the set port speed command to change defaults, refer to set port speed.
Duplex Duplex mode (half or full) of the specified port. For details on using the set port duplex command to change defaults, refer to set port duplex.
Type Physical port and interface type.