Cabletron Systems 9E312, 9E423 Bridge Status Window Information Fields, Bridge State on Interface

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9E312/9E423 Module Bridging

Figure 3-1. The 9E312/9E423 Module Bridge Status Window

Bridge Status Window Information Fields

The following information is provided by the Bridge Status window for the 9E312/9E423 Module and for each switch interface that supports bridging. Note

that the and buttons will be activated so that you can scroll the display to show all interfaces.

Up Time

At the top of the Bridge Status window, you can see the time period (in a days, hours, minutes, seconds format) that has elapsed since the 9E312/9E423 Module was last reset or initialized.

Bridge State on Interface

Indicates the state of bridging over the port interface. Possible bridge states and their corresponding colors are:

•Forwarding (Green) — The port is on-line and forwarding packets across the 9E312/9E423 from one network segment to another.

•Disabled (Blue) — Bridging at the port has been disabled by management; no trafﬁc can be received or forwarded on this port, including conﬁguration information for the bridged topology.

3-4	The Bridge Status Window

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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