03-12-2008 12:53 AM - edited 03-05-2019 09:41 PM
to find out which switchports re unused I had a look with "show int" to the counters where nearly all interfaces shows " Last input never..." which should indicate that there never bidirectional traffic had been seen on this port?
I found this on different plattforms and versions where are active clients connected...
So should this output better be ignored?
What shows me definitely that a port is unused?
03-12-2008 03:38 AM
Hi,
You can find by giving the command 'sh ip int brief' it will give you full information about all switch ports.
Regards,
Naidu.
03-12-2008 04:21 AM
Hi
i think u can use the below command
sh interfaces status |include notconnected/connected
Thanks
Mahmood
03-12-2008 04:35 AM
Show interface status will only show you if someone is not powered to the port at that particular time , doesn't tell you if someone was powered up yesterday on it or not . The only piece of gear that I have seen that will give you this info is the 4500 series switches where the command "show interface link" will show you when the port was last powered up . This command should be available on all cisco gear because it seems to be a requirement that a lot of people would like to see.
03-12-2008 05:43 AM
this is exactly what you need as admin to prevent adding switches any time you're running out of ports in wiring closet.
So we have to go for 4500 serie......
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