Chapter 1

Network Interface Configuration

About this chapter

This chapter discusses the types of interfaces supported on the filer; concepts that relate to setting up and using network interfaces on your filer; how the interfaces are named; how to configure the network interfaces on your filer; and how you can obtain detailed statistics on various interfaces supported on your filer.

Topics in this chapter

This chapter covers the following topics:

Understanding filer network interfaces
Understanding frame size, MTU size, and jumbo frames
Understanding Ethernet media types
Understanding flow control
Configuring network interfaces
Configuring aliases for an interface
Changing the status of an interface to up or down
Displaying network interface information
Diagnosing network problems