The ATX Switch Chassis View
The Module Menu
There is one module menu selection:
•Module Type..., which brings up a window containing a description of a module inserted in the ATX Switch; see Viewing Hardware Types, page
The PPE Port Menu
The port representing the ATX’s Packet Processing Engine (PPE) has the following selections in its port menu:
•Description..., which brings up a window describing the selected port; see Interface Description, page
The Port Menu
The port menu selections are as follows:
•Description..., which brings up a window describing the selected port; see Interface Description, page
•I/F Stats..., which graphically displays the traffic passing between your bridged networks; see Chapter 3.
•Admin Enable/Disable, which administratively turns the selected bridging port on or off; see Administratively Enabling and Disabling Ports, page
•IPX Routing, which allows you to enable or disable IPX Routing on any of the interfaces on the ATX; see IPX Routing, page
•IP Config/Routing, which allows you to enable any port in your ATX Chassis for IP routing; see IP Routing, page
•Port Configuration, which allows you to configure each individual port for broadcast protection, ring speed (for token ring ports only), and local switching (for token ring and fast ethernet ports only); see Port Configuration on page
•Bridge Configuration, which allows you to configure bridging parameters on an individual port basis; see Bridge Port Configuration, page
Port Status Displays
When you open the Chassis View window, each port on the ATX Switch will display its Admin status (defined below); to change this status display, select one of the options on the Port Status menu, as described in the following sections.
Viewing Chassis Information |