Cabletron Systems 9E312, 9E423 manual Utilities Menu, Help Menu, Bridge Menu

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The 9E312/9E423 Module View

•Find Source Address..., which opens a window that allows you to search the 802.1d Filtering Database of the 9E312/9E423 to determine which switching interface a speciﬁed source MAC address is communicating through. If the MAC address is detected as communicating through the switch, the port display will ﬂash to indicate the switch interface of interest.

•Exit, which closes the 9E312/9E423 Module View window.

The Utilities Menu

The Utilities menu provides access to any utilities provided by SPECTRUM Element Manager for use with the 9E312/9E423 Module. These utilities include the MIBTree utility, which provides direct access to the 9E312/9E423 Module’s MIB information, and the RMON utility, a remote monitoring utility which is implemented by many of Cabletron Systems’ intelligent devices. These selections are also available from the Utilities menu at the top of SPECTRUM Element Manager’s main window.

Refer to your Utilities User’s Guide for information on these utilities.

The Help Menu

The Help Menu has three selections:

•MIBS Supported, which brings up the Chassis Manager window, described later in this chapter.

•Chassis Manager Help, which brings up a help window with information speciﬁcally related to using the Chassis Manager and Module View windows.

•About Chassis Manager..., which brings up a version window for the Chassis Manager application in use.

The Bridge Menu

The Bridge menu is available by clicking on the Bridge label above the bridge port display. It offers access to the following bridge-speciﬁc options, which are discussed thoroughly in Chapter 3, 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging:

•Spanning Tree..., which lets you set the Spanning Tree Algorithm parameters for bridging on your 9E312/9E423 Module.

•Disable/Enable Bridge, which allows you to halt or start bridging across the device.

•Module Type..., which displays a window containing a description of the device being modeled.

•Performance Graph..., that displays a statistics window for trafﬁc across the entire bridge.

•Filtering Database..., which displays a window to conﬁgure the 9E312/9E423 Module bridge’s acquired and permanent ﬁltering databases to ﬁlter or forward trafﬁc across the 9E312/9E423 Module.

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Contents Page Virus Disclaimer Page Restricted Rights Notice Page Contents 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging IndexIntroduction Introduction Using the 9E312 and 9E423 User’s GuideRelated Manuals Common 9E312 and 9E423 Window Fields Software ConventionsUsing Buttons and Menus Using On-line Help Getting HelpGetting Help from Cabletron Systems Technical Support FTP 9E312 and 9E423 FirmwareIntroduction 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware 9E312/9E423 Module View 9E312/9E423 Module View Viewing Module InformationConnection Status Front Panel InformationMenu Structure Device Menu E312/9E423 Module View Menu StructureUtilities Menu Help MenuBridge Menu Bridge Port Menu 9E312/9E423 Module Port Status DisplayChassis Manager Window Setting the Device Date and Time Managing the ModuleViewing the Device Type Edit Time Window Enabling and Disabling Bridge Ports Using the Find Source Address FeatureFind Source Address Window Summary InformationIndex Interface Description FieldsType DescriptionRaw Counts Interface Performance Statistics/Bar GraphsInterface Detail Window LoadRate Unicast Interface Detail Window StatisticsMulticast ErrorDiscarded Unknown ProtocolPackets Received Testing and Disabling the Current InterfacePackets Transmitted Making Sense of Interface StatisticsUsing the Applications Pull-down menu 9E312/9E423 Module View Summary Information Bridging Basics 9E312/9E423 Module BridgingMore on Transparent Bridging An Overview of Remote Bridge ManagementBridge Status Window Bridge State on Interface Bridge Status Window Information FieldsInterface Type Interface AddressInterface Speed Bridge Statistics Enabling and Disabling BridgingPerformance Graphs Bridge Performance Graph Window Fields Errors RedFrames Forwarded Green Filtered MagentaConﬁguring the Bridge Performance Graphs Interface Statistics WindowAddress Interface Statistics Window FieldsNon-Unicast Bridge Spanning Tree9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Conﬁguring the Bridge Spanning Tree Window Bridge Level FieldsBridge Priority Root Cost Root BridgeRoot Port ProtocolBridge Port Level Fields Designated Cost Path CostDesignated Root Designated BridgeChanging Bridge Spanning Tree Parameters Changing Bridge PriorityChanging the Spanning Tree Algorithm Protocol Type Changing Forwarding Delay Time Changing Hello TimeChanging Max Age Time Filtering Database Changing Port PriorityChanging Path Cost 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Filtering Database Window List Filtering Database Window FieldsNumber CapacitySource Port Conﬁguring the Filtering DatabaseReceive Port Port FilteringAltering the Ageing Time Changing the Type of EntryChanging the Receive Port Adding or Deleting Individual Entries Changing the Port Filtering ActionClearing All Permanent, Static, or Dynamic Entries Using Port Source AddressingDevice Ageing Time Window Setting the Ageing TimeDuplex Modes Window Duplex ModesDuplex Modes Window Fields InterfaceFull Duplex Setting the Duplex Mode Index Index-2