Asante Technologies 1012 manual Bridge Forwarding Table, About Forwarding

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Conﬁguration Menu System

Enter control-uto erase the ﬁeld, enter the new value, and press return.

Enter control-z to return to the Bridge Parameters Menu.

Bridge Forwarding Table

About Forwarding

Forwarding is the process of passing packets from one bridge port to the other.To do this, the bridge must know what devices are on each of the segments its ports are connected to.The bridge main- tains this device location data in its forwarding table.

The AsantéBridge 1012 acquires forwarding table data in two ways:

❏Device segment locations can be manually loaded into the table, using either the VT100 local management port or AsantéView 2.2.

❏Device locations can be dynamically learned by the bridge as part of normal bridge operations.

Table Functions

Use Left/Right Arrow Keys to select

Table Data Fields

Use Up/Down Arrow Keys to select

Figure 3-17 Bridge Forwarding Table

The Bridge Forwarding Table can hold as many as 4096 Ethernet addresses, with an individual conﬁguration associated with each address.

The table provides several tools for working with forwarding addresses:

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Contents AsantéBridge Users’ Guide Trademarks Tell Us What You Think Page Table of Contents AsantéBridge 1012 Local Management Configuring a Redundant LinkSetting Up Out-of-Band Links Connecting a VT100 Terminal Default SettingsList of Figures Figure C-4 Crossover RJ-45 Cable page C-4 Introduction Introduction About ThisManual Intended Audience Intended Audience Conventions Used In This ManualTechnical Support Tell Us What You ThinkQuick Start Quick Start Before YouStart Introducing the AsantéBridge Introducing AsantéBridgeBridging Between Two Segments Snmp AsantéBridge FeaturesFront Panel Quick ViewAsantéBridge Quick View Bridge Hub Port Status LEDs RJ45 Port ConnectorsBridge External Port Status LED Bridge Spanning Tree Status LEDs3in1 Port RJ21 Port ConnectorAsantéBridge 1012 Rear Panel Bridge External Port Collision LED Through/End DIP SwitchBridge External Port AUI Bridge External Port Link/Receive LEDFan PC/Terminal DIP SwitchAC Power Connector On/Off SwitchFlashing Interpreting LEDsInstalling the AsantéBridge Installing AsantéBridge 1012Preparing for the Installation Unpacking the AsantéBridge Basic Installation ProceduresTools Asante´Hub Positioning the AsantéBridgeRack-mounting the AsantéBridge Page Dividing the Network into Segments Connecting Two Segments to the AsantéBridgeAbout Spanning Trees Shown belowWhat You Need Connecting Devices to the AsantéBridgeUsing the front panel RJ45 ports Conﬁguration Options Using the rear panel RJ21 connectorQuick Start Connecting to the Network Before You Start Connecting to the NetworkAbout Bridging About BridgingBridging between segments Simple Transparent BridgeAbout Bridging Like this Spanning TreeRedundant bridging Connecting to the BNC Port Using the 3in1 PortInterconnecting Hubs on Thin Ethernet Backbone Using the 3in1 PortInterconnecting Using Foirl Fiber Optic Inter-Repeater Link Connecting to the AUI PortInterconnecting to Thick Ethernet Backbone Connecting to the RJ45 in and Out Ports Connecting an In-Band Daisychaining 10BaseT Conﬁguring a Redundant LinkChecking the Link An Example Conﬁguration Conﬁguring a Redundant LinkIf a Link Goes Down to the Main Hub If the Main Hub Goes DownInterconnecting Hubs Setting Up Out-of-Band LinksSetting Up Out-of-Band Links 10 Connecting the Asanté Management Station for Out-of-Band Distance Restrictions Recommended MethodThrough/End Switch Conﬁguring Hub DIP SwitchesPC/Terminal Switch Connecting a VT100 Terminal Connecting a VT100 TerminalLists the factory default settings Default SettingsAsantéBridge 1012 Local Management AsantéBridge 1012 Local Management These functions, use the following ﬂow chartBridge Diagnostics Bridge DiagnosticsLocal Management Main Menu Local ManagementLocal Management Menu System Local Management Help Window General Help MenuConﬁguration Menu System Accessing the Conﬁguration Menu systemConﬁguration Menu System Reset System item is a command. Selecting this item Information Menu SystemPassword Menu Password MenuBridge Snmp agent menu has the following four submenus Snmp AgentParameters Menu System TCP/IP Parameters Menu TCP/IP Parameters MenuSoftware Update Menu Software Update MenuAbout the Software Update function Conﬁguration Menu System Menu without taking any action 10 System Update Status WindowConﬁguration Menu System 11 Snmp Trap Receiver Table Snmp Trap Receiver Table12 Snmp Community Name Table Snmp Community Name TableThis table allows you to control access to Snmp MIB objects 13 Out-of-Band Parameters Menu Out-of-Band Parameters MenuEnter control-z to return to the Conﬁguration Menu 14 Bridge Parameters Menu Bridge Parameters Menu System15 Spanning Tree Bridge Parameters Menu Spanning Tree Bridge Parameters MenuActivity.To update the window, enter control-r 16 Spanning Tree Port Setting Menu Spanning Tree Port Setting MenuAbout Forwarding Bridge Forwarding TableExit returns you to the Bridge Parameters Menu About dynamic and static table entries Alphabetic portion of the ﬁeld deﬁnes the type of entryAsantéBridge 1012 Local Management 18 Editing the Forwarding Table Using the Edit Function19 Searching for an Address Using the Search FunctionAbout the Filtering Table Bridge Filtering Table20 Bridge Filtering Table Conﬁguration Menu System 21 Resetting the Bridge Resetting the BridgeMenu 22 Bridge Statistics Statistics Menu SystemSupport for Pre 10BaseT Devices Appendix a Support for Pre 10BaseT Devices Technical Speciﬁcations Appendix B Technical Speciﬁcations B-3 B-4 Pinouts and Cable Speciﬁcations RJ-45 to RJ-21 Pinouts Amphenol to Modular Jack Appendix C Pinouts and Cable SpeciﬁcationsC-3 RJ-45 to RJ-45 Crossover Cable RJ-45 Modular Jack to Wall Jack PinoutsTable C-1 AUI Pinouts AUI DB-15 PinoutsC-6 AsantéBridge 1012 Index LED Numerics Manual P/N