Loopback and null interface configuration commands· 1

default 1

description· 1

display interface loopback· 2

display interface null 5

interface loopback· 6

interface null 7

reset counters interface loopback· 7

reset counters interface null 8

shutdown· 8

 

default

Use default to restore the default settings for the loopback or null interface.

Syntax

default

Views

Loopback interface view, null interface view

Default command level

2: System level

Usage guidelines

 

CAUTION: The default command might interrupt ongoing network services. Make sure you are fully aware of the impacts of this command when you use it in a live network.

 

This command might fail to restore the default settings for some commands for reasons such as command dependencies and system restrictions. You can identify these commands by using the display this command in interface view, and then use their undo forms or follow the command reference to individually restore their default settings. If your restoration attempt still fails, follow the error message to resolve the problem.

Examples

# Restore the default settings of interface loopback 0.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] interface loopback 0

[Sysname-loopback0] default

This command will restore the default settings. Continue? [Y/N]:y

description

Use description to change the text description for the current interface.

Use undo description to restore the default description.

Syntax

description text

undo description

Default

The description of a loopback or null interface is interface name Interface, for example, Loopback0 interface.

Views

Loopback interface view, null interface view

Default command level

2: System level

Parameters

text: Specifies an interface description, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 80 characters. The description can include letters, digits, special characters, spaces, and other Unicode characters and symbols.

When you specify an interface description, follow these guidelines:

·          An interface description can be a mixture of English characters and other Unicode characters. The mixed description cannot exceed the specified string length.

·          To use Unicode characters or symbols in an interface description, install the corresponding IME and log in to the device through remote login software that supports the character type.

·          Each non-English Unicode character or symbol (non-English characters) takes the space of two regular characters. When the length of a description string reaches or exceeds the maximum line width on the terminal software, the software starts a new line. This may break a Unicode character into two parts and create garbled characters at the end of a line.

Examples

# Set the description for interface loopback 0 to loopback0.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] interface loopback 0

[Sysname-loopback0] description loopback0

Related commands

display interface

display interface loopback

Use display interface loopback to display information about a loopback interface.

Syntax

display interface [ loopback ] [ brief [ down ] ] [ | { begin | exclude | include } regular-expression ]

display interface loopback interface-number [ brief ] [ | { begin | exclude | include } regular-expression ]

Views

Any view

Default command level

1: Monitor level

Parameters

interface-number: Specifies a loopback interface by its number. The value is 0.

brief: Displays brief interface information. If you do not specify this keyword, the command displays detailed interface information.

down: Displays information about interfaces in DOWN state and the causes. If you do not specify this keyword, the command displays information about interfaces in all states.

|: Filters command output by specifying a regular expression. For more information about regular expressions, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

begin: Displays the first line that matches the specified regular expression and all lines that follow.

exclude: Displays all lines that do not match the specified regular expression.

include: Displays all lines that match the specified regular expression.

regular-expression: Specifies a regular expression, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 256 characters.

Usage guidelines

If you do not specify the loopback keyword, this command displays information about all interfaces on the device.

The device supports only one loopback interface, loopback 0. If you specify the loopback keyword, this command displays information about Loopback 0, regardless of whether you specify the interface-number argument as 0 or not.

Examples

# Display detailed information about interface loopback 0.

<Sysname> display interface loopback 0

LoopBack0 current state: UP

Line protocol current state: UP (spoofing)

Description: LoopBack0 Interface

The Maximum Transmit Unit is 1536

Internet protocol processing : disabled

Physical is Loopback

Last clearing of counters:  Never

    Last 300 seconds input:  0 bytes/sec, 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

    Last 300 seconds output:  0 bytes/sec, 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

    0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 drops

    0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 drops

# Display brief information about interface loopback 0.

<Sysname> display interface loopback 0 brief

The brief information of interface(s) under route mode:

Link: ADM - administratively down; Stby - standby

Protocol: (s) - spoofing

Interface            Link Protocol Main IP         Description

Loop0                UP   UP(s)    --

# Display brief information about all loopback interfaces in DOWN state.

<Sysname> display interface loopback brief down

The brief information of interface(s) under route mode:

Link: ADM - administratively down; Stby - standby

Interface            Link Cause

Loop0                ADM  Administratively

Table 1 Command output

Field	Description
current state	Physical state of the interface, which can be up or administratively down.
Line protocol current state	State of the data link layer protocol: up (spoofing). Spoofing refers to the spoofing attribute of the interface. When the network layer protocol state of the interface is displayed as up, the corresponding link may not exist, or the corresponding link is non-permanent and established on demand.
Description	Description of the interface.
The Maximum Transmit Unit	MTU of the interface.
Internet protocol processing	State (enabled or disabled) of the network layer protocol (displayed as Internet Address is X.X.X.X/XX Primary).
Physical is loopback	The physical type of the interface is loopback.
Last clearing of counters	Last time when statistics on the logical interface were cleared by using the reset counters interface command. If the statistics have never been cleared after the device started, this field displays Never.
Last 300 seconds input:  0 bytes/sec, 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec	Average input rate over the last 300 seconds in Bps, bps, and pps.
Last 300 seconds output:  0 bytes/sec, 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec	Average output rate over the last 300 seconds in Bps, bps, and pps.
0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 drops	Total number and size (in bytes) of input packets on the interface and the number of dropped packets.
0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 drops	Total number and size (in bytes) of output packets on the interface and the number of dropped packets.
The brief information of interface(s) under route mode	Brief information about Layer 3 interfaces.
Link: ADM - administratively down; Stby - standby	Link status of the interface. ADM indicates that the interface has been administratively shut down. To recover its physical state, use the undo shutdown command.
Protocol: (s) - spoofing	If the network layer protocol state of an interface is shown as UP, but its link is an on-demand link or not present at all, its protocol attribute includes the spoofing flag (an s in parentheses).
Interface	Abbreviated interface name.
Link	Physical link state of the interface: ·         UP—The link is up. ·         ADM—The link has been administratively shut down. To recover its physical state, use the undo shutdown command.
Protocol	Protocol connection state of the interface, which can be UP, DOWN, or UP(s).
Main IP	Main IP address of the interface.
Description	Description of the interface.
Cause	Cause of a DOWN physical link. If the port has been shut down with the shutdown command, this field displays Administratively. To restore the physical state of the interface, use the undo shutdown command.

 

Related commands

interface loopback

display interface null

Use display interface null to display information about the null interface. Because Null 0 interface is the only null interface on a device, this command displays information about Null 0 interface even if you do not specify the 0 keyword.

Syntax

display interface [ null ] [ brief [ down ] ] [ | { begin | exclude | include } regular-expression ]

display interface null 0 [ brief ] [ | { begin | exclude | include } regular-expression ]

Views

Any view

Default command level

1: Monitor level

Parameters

0: Specifies interface Null 0. The null interface number is fixed at 0, because the device has only one null interface.

brief: Displays brief interface information. If you do not specify this keyword, this command displays detailed interface information.

down: Displays information about interfaces in DOWN state and the causes. If you do not specify this keyword, this command displays information about interfaces in all states.

|: Filters command output by specifying a regular expression. For more information about regular expressions, see Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

begin: Displays the first line that matches the specified regular expression and all lines that follow.

exclude: Displays all lines that do not match the specified regular expression.

include: Displays all lines that match the specified regular expression.

regular-expression: Specifies a regular expression, a case-sensitive string of 1 to 256 characters.

Usage guidelines

If you do not specify the null keyword, this command displays information about all interfaces on the device.

If you specify the null keyword, this command displays information about interface Null 0 with or without the 0 keyword, because the device supports only one null interface.

Examples

# Display detailed information about null interface Null 0.

<Sysname> display interface null 0

NULL0 current state :UP

Line protocol current state :UP (spoofing)

Description :  NULL0 Interface

The Maximum Transmit Unit is 1500

Internet protocol processing : disabled

Physical is NULL DEV

Last clearing of counters:  Never

    Last 300 seconds input:  0 bytes/sec, 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

    Last 300 seconds output:  0 bytes/sec, 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

    0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 drops

    0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 drops

# Display brief information about interface Null 0.

<Sysname> display interface null 0 brief

The brief information of interface(s) under route mode:

Link: ADM - administratively down; Stby - standby

Protocol: (s) - spoofing

Interface            Link Protocol Main IP         Description

NULL0                UP   UP(s)    --

See Table 1 for the display interface null command output.

Related commands

interface null

interface loopback

Use interface loopback to create a loopback interface or enter loopback interface view.

Use undo interface loopback to remove a loopback interface.

Syntax

interface loopback interface-number

undo interface loopback interface-number

Views

System view

Default command level

2: System level

Parameters

interface-number: Specifies a loopback interface by its number. The value is 0.

Examples

# Create interface loopback 0.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] interface loopback 0

[Sysname-LoopBack0]

Related commands

display interface loopback

interface null

Use interface null to enter null interface view.

Syntax

interface null 0

Views

System view

Default command level

2: System level

Parameters

0: Specifies interface Null 0. The null interface number is fixed to 0.

Usage guidelines

A device has only one null interface, always named interface Null 0. Interface Null 0 is always up. You cannot remove it or shut it down.

Examples

# Enter Null 0 interface view.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] interface null 0

[Sysname-NULL0]

Related commands

display interface null

reset counters interface loopback

Use reset counters interface loopback to clear statistics for a loopback interface.

Syntax

reset counters interface [ loopback [ interface-number ] ]

Views

User view

Default command level

2: System level

Parameters

interface-number: Specifies a loopback interface by its number. The value is 0.

Usage guidelines

Clear the existing statistics on the interface before starting to collect new traffic statistics.

If you do not specify the loopback keyword, this command clears the statistics on all interfaces in the system.

The device supports only one loopback interface, loopback 0. If you specify the loopback keyword, this command clears the statistics on loopback 0, regardless of whether you specify the interface-number argument as 0 or not .

Examples

# Clear statistics on loopback interface Loopback 0.

<Sysname> reset counters interface loopback 0

reset counters interface null

Use reset counters interface null to clear statistics on the null interface.

Syntax

reset counters interface [ null [ 0 ] ]

Views

User view

Default command level

2: System level

Parameters

0: Specifies a null interface by its number, which is fixed at 0.

Usage guidelines

Clear the existing statistics on the interface before starting to collect new traffic statistics.

If you do not specify the null keyword, this command clears statistics on all interfaces.

If you specify the null keyword, this command clears the statistics on interface Null 0 with or without the 0 keyword, because the device supports only one interface Null 0.

Examples

# Clear statistics for interface Null 0.

<Sysname> reset counters interface null 0

shutdown

Use shutdown to shut down the current loopback interface.

Use undo shutdown to bring up the current loopback interface.

Syntax

shutdown

undo shutdown

Default

A loopback interface is up.

Views

Loopback interface view

Default command level

2: System level

Examples

# Shut down loopback interface loopback 0.

<Sysname> system-view

[Sysname] interface loopback 0

[Sysname-Loopback0] shutdown