Question about a Cisco ethernet interface description.

[Aves]

Lately I've seen a couple of Cisco routers with this default description of the ethernet.

interface FastEthernet0/0
description $ETH-LAN$$ETH-SW-LAUNCH$$INTF-INFO-FE 0$

Is there any signicance to why it would be set to that? When I see dollar signs I think variable names so I didn't know if there was any special meaning.


Edit: This description happened to come from a Cisco 1841, just FYI.

 

[nweaver]

Description is a user changable field. I would guess it's a bug from the build. I've never seen that problem myself. Are these after removing the config, form someone else, brand new?

 

[cmetz]

Aves, this is what you get when you use some of Cisco's config tools, like the web based configuration or their PC-based free config program. If you remove that funky description, you might find that the config tool doesn't work anymore.