shutdown (interface)

Last Updated : Nov 06, 2012 |

Sets the administrative status of the current interface to down. Use no shutdown to restore the administrative status for the interface to up.

Syntax

[no] shutdown

User level

read-write

Context

interface:Serial (DS1 PPP L2, DS1 PPP L2-L3, DS1 FR L2, DS1 FR-SUB L2, DS1 FR-SUB L2-L3, USP PPP L2, USP PPP L2-L3, USP FR L2), FastEthernet (L2, L2-L3, PPP L2, PPP L2-L3), VLAN (L2, L2-L3), Console, Loopback (L2, L2-L3), USB-modem, Tunnel (L2, L2-L3), Dialer (L2, L2-L3)

Example

To shutdown the VLAN 2 interface: 
Gxxx-001(if:Vlan 2)# shutdown
Interface Vlan 2, changed state to administratively down
Line protocol on Interface Vlan 2, changed state to down