Command
Duplex
Use
This command is used to set the duplex mode on an interface.
Syntax
Router(config-if)#duplex <auto or full or half>
Option
| <auto> | Automatically determine the duplex mode by checking with the neighbor |
| <full> | Sets full duplex mode |
| <half> | Sets half duplex mode |
Example

In this example, we will set Fa0/0 to use full and half-duplex modes.
2611XM(config)#int fa0/0 2611XM(config-if)#duplex full 2611XM(config-if)#do sh int fa0/0 | in duplex Full-duplex, 100Mb/s, 100BaseTX/FX 2611XM(config-if)#duplex half 2611XM(config-if)#do sh int fa0/0 | in duplex Half-duplex, 100Mb/s, 100BaseTX/FX
