Cabletron Systems 9E312, 9E423 manual Summary Information, Find Source Address Window

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that you specify. If the search is successful, the corresponding interface will ﬂash in the Module View window. For more information on the Filtering Database and bridging in general, refer to Chapter 3, 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging.

Use the Find Source Address option as follows:

1.Click to display the Device pull-down menu.

2.Drag to Find Source Address.... The following window will appear.

Figure 2-8. Find Source Address Window

3.In the text ﬁeld in the middle of the window, enter a valid MAC address in Hex

format and then click .

If the address is found in the 802.1d Bridge Filtering Database, the port through which the address is communicating will ﬂash in the front panel Module View port display.

If the address is not found in the Filtering Database, a separate window will appear with a “Can’t Find Source Address” message.

I/F Summary Information

The I/F Summary menu option, available from the Device menu, lets you view statistics (displayed both graphically and numerically) for the trafﬁc processed by each network interface on your device (i.e., the interfaces returned by the SNMP MIB II Interfaces Group’s ifTable). The window also provides access to a detailed statistics window that breaks down Transmit and Receive trafﬁc for each interface. Finally, an Applications button in the I/F Summary window lets you access SNMP MIB-I and MIB-II windows for device management.

To access the I/F Summary window:

1.From the Module View, click on the Device option from the menu bar.

2.Drag down to I/F Summary and release. The I/F Summary window, Figure 2-9, will appear.

2-12	I/F Summary Information

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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 InformationDescription Interface Description FieldsIndex TypeRaw Counts Interface Performance Statistics/Bar GraphsInterface Detail Window LoadRate Unicast Interface Detail Window StatisticsUnknown Protocol ErrorMulticast DiscardedMaking Sense of Interface Statistics Testing and Disabling the Current InterfacePackets Received Packets TransmittedUsing 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 Filtered Magenta Errors RedBridge Performance Graph Window Fields Frames Forwarded GreenConﬁguring 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 Protocol Root BridgeRoot Cost Root PortBridge Port Level Fields Designated Bridge Path CostDesignated Cost Designated RootChanging 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 Capacity Filtering Database Window FieldsList NumberPort Filtering Conﬁguring the Filtering DatabaseSource Port Receive PortAltering 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