N Commands

no switchport

To configure the interface as a Layer 3 Ethernet interface, use the no switchport command.

no switchport

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

None

Command Modes


Interface configuration mode

Command History

Release

Modification

5.2(1)N1(1)

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You can configure any Ethernet port as a routed interface. When you configure an interface as a Layer 3 interface, any configuration specific to Layer 2 on this interface is deleted.

If you want to configure a Layer 3 interface for Layer 2, enter the switchport command. Then, if you change a Layer 2 interface to a routed interface, enter the no switchport command.

Examples

This example shows how to enable an interface as a Layer 3 routed interface:


switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/5
 
switch(config-if)# no switchport
 
switch(config-if)# 

This example shows how to configure a Layer 3 interface as a Layer 2 interface:


switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/5
 
switch(config-if)# switchport
 
switch(config-if)#