Sub-menu: /interface ethernet

Standards: IEEE 802.3

MikroTik RouterOS supports various types of Ethernet interfaces.
Properties
Property
Description
arp (disabled | enabled | proxy-arp | reply-only; Default: enabled)
Address
Resolution Protocol mode:
disabled - the interface will not use ARP
enabled - the interface will use ARP
proxy-arp - the interface will use the ARP proxy feature
reply-only - the interface will only reply to requests originated from matching
IP address/MAC address combinations which are entered as static entries in the A
RP table. No dynamic entries will be automatically stored in the ARP table. Ther
efore for communications to be successful, a valid static entry must already exi
st.
auto-negotiation (yes | no; Default: yes)
When enabled, the interface "adv
ertises" its maximum capabilities to achieve the best connection possible.
Note1: Auto-negotiation should not be disabled on one end only, otherwise Ethern
et Interfaces may not work properly.
Note2: Gigabit link cannot work with auto-negotiation disabled.
bandwidth (integer/integer; Default: unlimited/unlimited)
Sets max rx/tx b
andwidth in kbps that will be handled by an interface. TX limit is supported on
all Atheros switch-chip ports. RX limit is supported only on AR8327 switch-chip
ports.
cable-setting (default | short | standard; Default: default)
Changes the cabl
e length setting (only applicable to NS DP83815/6 cards)
comment (string; Default: )
Descriptive name of an item
disable-running-check (yes | no; Default: yes) Disable running check. If this v
alue is set to 'no', the router automatically detects whether the NIC is connect
ed with a device in the network or not. Default value is 'yes' because older NIC
s do not support it. (only applicable to x86)
tx-flow-control (yes | no | auto; Default: )
When set to on, port will send p
ause frames when specific buffer usage thresholds is met. auto is the same as on
except when auto-negotiation=yes flow control status is resolved by taking into
account what other end advertises. Feature is supported on AR724x, AR9xxx, QCA9
xxx CPU ports, all CCR ports and all Atheros switch chip ports.
rx-flow-control (yes | no | auto; Default: )
When set to on, port will proces
s received pause frames and suspend transmission if required. auto is the same a
s on except when auto-negotiation=yes flow control status is resolved by taking
into account what other end advertises. Feature is supported on AR724x, AR9xxx,
QCA9xxx CPU ports, all CCR ports and all Atheros switch chip ports.
full-duplex (yes | no; Default: yes)
Defines whether the transmission of data
appears in two directions simultaneously
l2mtu (integer [0..65536]; Default: ) Layer2 Maximum transmission unit. Read m
ore>>
mac-address (MAC; Default: )
Media Access Control number of an interface.
master-port (name; Default: none)
Sets interface to be a slave of this nam
ed switch group master interface
mdix-enable (yes | no; Default: yes)
Whether the MDI/X auto cross over cable
correction feature is enabled for the port (Hardware specific, e.g. ether1 on RB
500 can be set to yes/no. Fixed to 'yes' on other hardware.)
mtu (integer [0..65536]; Default: 1500) Layer3 Maximum transmission unit
name (string; Default: )
Name of an interface
orig-mac-address (MAC; Default: )
poe-out (auto-on | forced-on | off; Default: off)
Poe Out settings. Read m
ore >>
poe-priority (; Default: )
Poe Out settings. Read more >>
sfp-rate-select (high | low; Default: high)

speed (10Mbps | 10Gbps | 100Mbps | 1Gbps; Default: )

Sets the data transmissi
on speed of an interface. By default, this value is the maximal data rate suppor
ted by the interface
Read-only properties
Property
Description
running (yes | no)
Whether interface is running. Note that some interface d
oes not have running check and they are always reported as "running"
rx-1024-1518 (integer) Total count of received 1024 to 1518 byte packets
rx-128-255 (integer)
Total count of received 128 to 255 byte packets
rx-1519-max (integer) Total count of received packets larger than 1519 bytes
rx-256-511 (integer)
Total count of received 256 to 511 byte packets
rx-512-1023 (integer) Total count of received 512 to 1023 byte packets
rx-64 (integer) Total count of received 64 byte packets
rx-65-127 (integer)
Total count of received 65 to 127 byte packets
rx-align-error (integer)
Total count of received align error messages
rx-broadcast (integer) Total count of received broadcast packets
rx-bytes (integer)
Total count of received bytes
rx-fcs-error (integer) Total count of received frames with incorrect checksum
rx-fragment (integer) Total count of received fragmented frames
rx-multicast (integer) Total count of received multicast packets
rx-overflow (integer) Total count of received overflowed packets
rx-pause (integer)
Total count of received pause frames
rx-runt (integer)
Total count of received frames shorter than the minimum
64 bytes but with a valid CRC
rx-too-long (integer) Total count of received packets that were larger than th
e maximum packet size
slave (yes | no)
Whether interface is configured as a slave of another in
terface (for example Bonding)
switch (integer)
ID to which switch chip interface belongs to.
tx-1024-1518 (integer) Total count of transmitted 1024 to 1518 byte packets
tx-128-255 (integer)
Total count of transmitted 128 to 255 byte packets
tx-1519-max (integer) Total count of transmitted packets larger than 1519 byte
s
tx-256-511 (integer)
Total count of transmitted 256 to 511 byte packets
tx-512-1023 (integer) Total count of transmitted 512 to 1023 byte packets
tx-64 (integer) Total count of transmitted 64 byte packets
tx-65-127 (integer)
Total count of transmitted 65 to 127 byte packets
tx-align-error (integer)
Total count of transmitted align error messages
tx-broadcast (integer) Total count of transmitted broadcast packets
tx-bytes (integer)
Total count of transmitted bytes
tx-fcs-error (integer) Total count of transmitted frames with incorrect checksu
m
tx-fragment (integer) Total count of transmitted fragmented frames
tx-multicast (integer) Total count of transmitted multicast packets
tx-overflow (integer) Total count of transmitted overflowed packets
tx-pause (integer)
Total count of transmitted pause frames
tx-runt (integer)
Total count of transmitted frames shorter than the minim
um 64 bytes but with a valid CRC
tx-too-long (integer) Total count of transmitted packets that were larger than
the maximum packet size
Menu specific commands
Property
Description
blink ([id, name])
Blink Ethernet leds
monitor ([id, name])
Monitor ethernet status. Read more>>
reset-counters ([id, name])
Reset stats counters. Read more>>
reset-mac-address ([id, name]) Reset MAC address to manufacturers default.
cable-test (string)
Shows detected problems with cable pairs. Read More >>
Monitor
/interface ethernet monitor command prints out current link, rate and duplex sta

tus of an interface.
Properties:
Property
Description
auto-negotiation (done | incomplete)
Current auto negotiation status:
done - negotiation completed
incomplete - negotiation failed or not yet completed
default-cable-settings (short | standard)
Default cable length setting (on
ly applicable to NS DP83815/6 cards)
short - support short cables
standard - support standard cables
full-duplex (yes | no) Whether transmission of data occurs in two directions si
multaneously
rate (10Mbps | 100Mbps | 1Gbps) Actual data rate of the connection.
status (link-ok | no-link | unknown)
Current link status of an interface
link-ok - the card is connected to the network
no-link - the card is not connected to the network
unknown - the connection is not recognized (if the card does not report connecti
on status)
tx-flow-control ()
Whether TX flow control is used
rx-flow-control ()
Whether RX flow control is used
sfp-module-present (yes | no) Whether SFP module is in cage
sfp-rx-lose (yes | no)
sfp-tx-fault (yes | no)
sfp-connector-type (string)
sfp-link-length-copper (string) Detected link length when copper SFP module is u
sed
sfp-vendor-name (string)
Vendor of the SFP module
sfp-vendor-part-number (string) SFP module part number
sfp-vendor-revision (string)
SFP module revision number
sfp-vendor-serial (string)
SFP module serial number
sfp-manufacturing-date (string) SFP module manufacturing date
eeprom ()
EEPROM of an SFP module
Example output of ethernet status:
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> monitor ether1
status: link-ok
auto-negotiation: done
rate: 1Gbps
full-duplex: yes
Example output of an SFP status:
[admin@MikroTik] /interface ethernet> monitor sfp1
name: sfp1
status: link-ok
auto-negotiation: done
rate: 1Gbps
full-duplex: yes
tx-flow-control: no
rx-flow-control: no
sfp-module-present: yes
sfp-rx-lose: no
sfp-tx-fault: no
sfp-connector-type: optical-pigtail
sfp-link-length-copper: 1m
sfp-vendor-name: OEM
sfp-vendor-part-number: SFP-10G-CU1M

sfp-vendor-revision:
sfp-vendor-serial:
sfp-manufacturing-date:
eeprom:

A0
E1309250082
13-10-10
0000: 03 04
0010: 00 00
0020: 20 20
0030: 43 55
0040: 00 00
0050: 20 20

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