332 Ethernet Configuration Commands
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Syntax
duplex 
{half | full}
no duplex
Parameters
•
half
—Forces half-duplex operation.
•
full
—Forces full-duplex operation.
Default Configuration
The interface operates in full duplex mode.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Port-channel) mode
Example
The following example configures gigabitethernet port 
1/0/
5 to operate in 
full duplex mode.
Console(config)# 
interface 
gigabitethernet 1/0/5
Console(config-if)# 
duplex full
Console(config-if)#
negotiation
Use the negotiation Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port-channel) mode 
command to enable auto-negotiation operation for the speed and duplex 
parameters 
and master-slave mode of a given interface, where the preferred 
default mode is master mode
. Use the no form of this command to disable 
auto-negotiation.
Syntax
negotiation [
capability
 [
capability2
 ... 
capability5
]] [preferred {master | slave}]
no negotiation