Enterasys Networks IRM2 manual Lock/Unlock Ports Window

Source Address Functions

There are two ways to determine whether a port’s topology status is currently station or trunk:

1.Bring up that port’s Statistics window, and check the Active Users field. If Active Users is zero or one, the port is in station status; if it is two or more, the port is in trunk status.

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Step 1. Bring up that port’s Source Addressing window; if zero or one source addresses appear, the port is in station status; if two or more appear, the port is in trunk status.

NOTE

A port in station status may actually be connected to multiple devices; station status simply indicates that no more than one device is currently active.

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CAUTION

Use caution when implementing the Port Locking/Unlocking feature, particularly if all active ports are serving as station ports; it is conceivable that all station ports could be locked down, preventing any access to the device.

To use Port Locking:

1.Click on Repeater on the Chassis View menu bar. The repeater menu will appear.

2.Drag down to Lock/Unlock Ports... and release. The Lock/Unlock Ports window, Figure 4-2, will appear.

Figure 4-2. Lock/Unlock Ports Window

3.If the repeater’s ports are already locked, the window will note that they are locked, and ask if you want to unlock them; if they are not locked, the window will read as in Figure 4-2.

4.Click on the appropriate Yes or No button to lock or unlock the ports as desired.

Using Port Locking and Unlocking 4-3