Cabletron Systems manual 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware, Ftp

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9E312 and 9E423 Firmware

SPECTRUM Element Manager has been tested against customer release ﬁrmware versions up to 1.00.14 for both the 9E312 MMAC-Plus Ethernet Switch Module and the 9E423-24 MMAC-Plus Ethernet SmartSwitch Module, and up to the internal ﬁrmware version 1.03.01 for the 9E423-36 MMAC-Plus Ethernet SmartSwitch Module; if you have an earlier version of ﬁrmware and experience problems, contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support for upgrade information.

NOTE

As a general rule, ﬁrmware versions for new products are liable to change rapidly; contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support for upgrade information for the latest customer release of ﬁrmware.

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Contents Page Virus Disclaimer Page Restricted Rights Notice Page Contents Index 9E312/9E423 Module BridgingIntroduction Using the 9E312 and 9E423 User’s Guide IntroductionRelated Manuals Software Conventions Common 9E312 and 9E423 Window FieldsUsing Buttons and Menus Getting Help from Cabletron Systems Technical Support Using On-line HelpGetting Help 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware FTPIntroduction 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware 9E312/9E423 Module View Viewing Module Information 9E312/9E423 Module ViewFront Panel Information Connection StatusMenu Structure E312/9E423 Module View Menu Structure Device MenuBridge Menu Utilities MenuHelp Menu 9E312/9E423 Module Port Status Display Bridge Port MenuChassis Manager Window Viewing the Device Type Setting the Device Date and TimeManaging the Module Edit Time Window Using the Find Source Address Feature Enabling and Disabling Bridge PortsSummary Information Find Source Address WindowType Interface Description FieldsIndex DescriptionInterface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs Raw CountsRate Interface Detail WindowLoad Interface Detail Window Statistics UnicastDiscarded ErrorMulticast Unknown ProtocolPackets Transmitted Testing and Disabling the Current InterfacePackets Received Making Sense of Interface StatisticsUsing the Applications Pull-down menu 9E312/9E423 Module View Summary Information 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Bridging BasicsAn Overview of Remote Bridge Management More on Transparent BridgingBridge Status Window Bridge Status Window Information Fields Bridge State on InterfaceInterface Speed Interface TypeInterface Address Enabling and Disabling Bridging Bridge StatisticsPerformance Graphs Frames Forwarded Green Errors RedBridge Performance Graph Window Fields Filtered MagentaInterface Statistics Window Conﬁguring the Bridge Performance GraphsInterface Statistics Window Fields AddressBridge Spanning Tree Non-Unicast9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Bridge Priority Conﬁguring the Bridge Spanning Tree WindowBridge Level Fields Root Port Root BridgeRoot Cost ProtocolBridge Port Level Fields Designated Root Path CostDesignated Cost Designated BridgeChanging the Spanning Tree Algorithm Protocol Type Changing Bridge Spanning Tree ParametersChanging Bridge Priority Changing Max Age Time Changing Forwarding Delay TimeChanging Hello Time Changing Path Cost Filtering DatabaseChanging Port Priority 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Filtering Database Window Number Filtering Database Window FieldsList CapacityReceive Port Conﬁguring the Filtering DatabaseSource Port Port FilteringChanging the Receive Port Altering the Ageing TimeChanging the Type of Entry Changing the Port Filtering Action Adding or Deleting Individual EntriesUsing Port Source Addressing Clearing All Permanent, Static, or Dynamic EntriesSetting the Ageing Time Device Ageing Time WindowDuplex Modes Duplex Modes WindowFull Duplex Duplex Modes Window FieldsInterface Setting the Duplex Mode Index Index-2