With flow control enabled on both the switch and its link partner, and
full duplex mode enabled on the port, when encountering
congestion, the port will send flow control frames to notify the link
partner of such; upon receiving such frames, the link partner will
temporarily stop sending packets to the switch, thus avoiding
packets drop and ensuring a reliable network. Meanwhile, if a
certain port receives Pause frame, it will also stop sending packets
out.
By default, the flow control feature is disabled.
Note:
This switch does not support half-duplex flow control;
Enabling full duplex mode can avoid data loss. However, this
will affect communication between source ports and other
devices. Thus, it is not advisable to use this feature on ports
which have Internet access.
Enable/Disable selected port(s). Once a certain port is disabled, the
port won’t forward packets.
