Ethernet option

The Ethernet option displays the operational state of the Ethernet ports, the speed and duplex information, and their media access control (MAC) addresses.

The Ethernet panel shows one of the following states:
Config - Yes
This node is the configuration node.
Config - No
This node is not the configuration node.
No Cluster
This node is not a member of a cluster.

Press the right button to view the details of the individual Ethernet ports.

Ethernet Port-1 and Ethernet Port-2

The Ethernet port option displays the state of the links and indicates whether or not there is an active link with an Ethernet network.
Link Online
An Ethernet cable is attached to this port.
Link Offline
No Ethernet cable is attached to this port or the link has failed.

Speed-1 or Speed-2

The speed option displays the speed and duplex information for the Ethernet port. The speed information can be one of the following values:
*10
The speed is 10 MBps.
*100
The speed is 100 MBps.
*1000
The speed is 1000 MBps.
The duplex information can be one of the following values:
*Full
Data can be sent and received at the same time.
*Half
Data can be sent and received in one direction at a time.

MAC Address-1 or MAC Address-2

The MAC address option displays the media access control (MAC) address of the Ethernet port.

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