Cabletron Systems 100 manual Defining and Deleting Workgroups, Deﬁning Virtual Workgroups

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Conﬁguring Your ELS100-16TX

3.11 DEFINING AND DELETING WORKGROUPS

The ELS100-16TX allows you to deﬁne logical groups of associated ports (virtual workgroups) to provide a more efﬁcient ﬂow of trafﬁc across your Ethernet network.

Virtual workgroups offer you the ability to limit broadcasts to logical domains within the network. Workgroup destinations are recognized by the ELS100-16TX and packets are routed directly to ports within the workgroup, eliminating the need to perform a general broadcast across each segment of the network to ﬁnd speciﬁc host addresses.

Figure 3-3 shows an ELS100-16TX that has been programmed to identify workgroups A and B. Workgroup A uses ports 3 through 5, 13 and 16 and workgroup B uses ports 7, 11 and 16. Port 16 connects a segment that contains both workgroup A and workgroup B hosts.

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Contents User Guide Page FCC Notice DOC Notice Cabletron Software Program License Declaration of Conformity Contents ELS100-16TX Diagnostics Troubleshooting Monitoring and Managing Your ELS100-16TXAppendix a Technical Specifications Appendix B GlossaryContents Viii Chapter Introduction About this Manual Getting Help Your email addressDocument Conventions Related Documentation Overview ELS100-16TX Front PanelSmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Architecture Introduction Port Trunking AutonegotiationStore and Forward Switching Discarding Local TrafﬁcTypical Switching Application Spanning Tree AlgorithmSmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Bridge Address Table SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Port Mirroring SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Sample ApplicationsSmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Trunking Virtual Workgroups SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Trunking with 100 Mbps PortsRepeater Traffic Workgroup a Workgroup B Local Console Manager Command Syntax Conventions Basic LCM Commands HelpELS100-16TX Local Console Manager Traplog EraseExit or Logout Introduction Chapter Unpacking and Installing Your ELS100-16TX ELS100-16TX Front PanelPort LEDs 100BASE-T Epim Ports Reset Switch Status LEDs ACT Installing AN Epim Describes the ELS100-16TX buttonsInstalling an Epim Installing the ELS100-16TX Rack-Mounting an ELS100-16TXAttaching Rackmount Brackets Checking the POWER-UP Diagnostics Sequence Connecting the Local Console ManagerConnecting to the Network Connecting UTP Cables ELS100-16TX Twisted Pair ConnectionConnecting a Segment to the EPIM-100FX Cable Pinouts RJ45 Crossover CableFiber Optic Network Connection EPIM-100FX Port Unpacking and Installing Your ELS100-16TX Chapter Configuring Your ELS100-16TX Spectrum Spel SpmaAssigning IP Addresses Type ipaddr PORT-NUMBER IP Address Changing a Subnet Mask Displaying IP AddressesDeleting an IP Address Enabling Bridging To change the subnet mask, at the LCM promptDisabling Bridging Displaying Bridging FunctionsEnabling Trunking Trunk Groups 100BASE-T Crossover CablesTrunk Groups Disabling Trunking Displaying Trunking Status Display could look like the followingEnabled, Rip listening Enabling Port Mirroring Disabling MirroringDisplaying Mirroring Status To check the status for ports conﬁgured for mirroring Defining and Deleting Workgroups Deﬁning Virtual WorkgroupsLCM responds with the following display Assigning a Community Name Configuring BROADCAST/MULTICAST Storm Protection Modifying MIB Variables System ContactCommunity Names System NameSystem Location Set Community Name Aging ParameterELS100-16TX Statistics Chapter Monitoring and Managing Your ELS100-16TXELS100-16TX Management Tools Gathering Statistics System StatisticsEthernet Port Statistics Using LCM to Check ELS100-16TX Status Displaying StatusEnabled, Rip listening Displaying MAC Addresses To display all MAC addresses, at the LCM prompt Displaying Manufacturing Information LCM would displayUsing LCM to Manage the ELS100-16TX Managing the ELS100-16TXDisabling a Port Enabling a PortNoRIP Option Changing a Community Name Setting the Baud Rate Setting a Reboot Time Power-up LED Sequence Chapter ELS100-16TX Diagnostics and TroubleshootingPOWER-UP Diagnostics Speciﬁc Power-up Tests Software Checksum ComparisonStatus and Activity Indicators Power-up Diagnostics ResultsResponses to Failures AT POWER-UP ELS100-16TX Front Panel LEDs ACT ELS100-16TX does not Power UP 3 ELS100-16TX Does Not Respond to NMS Connectivity Problems2 ELS100-16TX Has Rebooted ELS100-16TX Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Electrical Connector PortsPhysical EnvironmentalDiagnostic LEDs Standard SupportRegulatory Compliance Address Table SizeManagement Support Serial Cable PIN AssignmentsConnectors 100BASE-T PIN AssignmentsSTRAIGHT-THROUGH Wiring Crossover WiringEPIM-100FX Specifications 5 4 3 RuleCable Type Worst Case Budget Typical Budget Technical Speciﬁcations Address table AlarmAddress AgentBpdu bridge protocol data unit BackboneBandwidth Bps bits per secondDatagram CongestionData link layer Data rate or speedEncode Full wire speedEncapsulation EntityIeee Intelligent bridge/switchIcmp Internet control message protocol InitializationIP Internet protocol InternetworkingInteroperability ISO International Standards OrganizationMbps megabits per second MAC media access controlMask MIB management information baseOSI Open Systems Interconnection Power budgetPropagation delay PacketProtocol Rarp reverse address resolution protocolService Protocol suiteSynchronous transmission SwitchSymbol Translating bridgeUpstream WAN wide area networkGlossary