Thursday, October 18, 2007

Extending Ethernet Capability

To extend the Ethernet twisted-pair 10BaseT capability beyond the standard 100 meters on the Cisco 4000 platform, use the squelch interface configuration command.

squelch {normal | reduced}
no squelch {normal | reduced}
Syntax Description
ormal : Allows normal capability.
reduced : Allows extended 10BaseT capability.
Default : Normal range

The following example extends the twisted-pair 10BaseT capability on the cable attached to interface Ethernet 2:

interface ethernet 2
squelch reduced