Description

QFX5120-48Y device running version 23.4R2-S5.8 shows incorrect speed on show interface output for em0 interface

Symptoms


Show interface em0 output is seen as below with wrong speed information:

 

{master:0}
root@router> show version | match : 
localre:
Hostname: router
Model: qfx5120-48y-8c
Junos: 23.4R2-S5.8
JUNOS Host Software [3.14.52-rt50-WR7.0.0.9_ovp:3.1.0]

{master:0}
root@router> show interfaces em0 extensive 
Physical interface: em0, Enabled, Physical link is Up
  Interface index: 64, SNMP ifIndex: 17, Generation: 1
  Type: Ethernet, Link-level type: Ethernet, MTU: 1514, Clocking: Unspecified, Speed: 1000 Mbps
  Device flags   : Present Running
  -- snipped --

{master:0}
root@router> show snmp mib walk 1 | match ifHighSpeed | grep 17 
ifHighSpeed.17 = 10000 ----------> This value should be 1000
This is only a cosmetic value related issue and is not changing the actual speed of the interface.

Solution

This problem is fixed per an upgrade to the device software version.

Solved in below versions:

 

Resolved-In: junos:24.2R2-S5 junos:25.2R2-S1 junos:25.4R2 junos:26.2R1 junos:26.3R1

Extended Solution

There is no known workaround for this problem.

Modification History

2026-03-24 : Article Created