Cabletron Systems SEHI-32/34 manual What is a Link Trap?, Enabling and Disabling Link/Seg Traps

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Link/Seg Traps

NOTE

Unterminated BNC (thin coax) ports appear in the Hub View as segmented ports. When you attach a thin coax cable or a 50 Ω terminator to a port, the repeater generates a portUnsegmenting trap; when you remove the cable or terminator, the repeater generates a portSegmenting trap. Note also that devices at both ends of the cable will generate the portUnsegmenting and portSegmenting traps, even if only one end of the cable has been disconnected.

What is a Link Trap?

Some Cabletron Ethernet repeater ports — including RJ45 twisted pair and fiber optic ports — generate a link signal to monitor the status of their connection with the device at the other end of the cable segment. If the cable is removed or broken, the port’s link status goes to “No Link” and the repeater generates a portLinkDown trap. When a port in a “No Link” condition receives a link signal, the port goes to a “Link” condition and the repeater generates a portLinkUp trap. Note that devices at both ends of the disconnected or broken cable will generate the portLinkDown and portLinkUp traps, even when only one end of the cable has been removed.

NOTE

BNC (thin coax), AUI, and transceiver ports do not support a link signal. As described above, BNC ports respond to changes in link status by generating portSegmenting and portUnsegmenting traps; AUI and transceiver ports do not respond at all to changes in link status (unless the port has been segmented due to excessive collisions), and will always display as on, even if no cable is connected.

Enabling and Disabling Link/Seg Traps

Although each Cabletron device comes with a number of traps built in to the firmware, no device will generate these traps unless it is configured to do so. This can be accomplished via Local Management (by enabling traps and entering your workstation’s IP address in the Community Names screen), or via the SPMA Trap Table utility, accessible from the icon menu or from the command line. Once traps as a whole have been enabled, you can use the Link/Seg Traps feature to selectively enable and disable link and segmentation traps as required by your network management needs.

To open the Repeater Link/Seg Traps window:

from the icon:

1.Click on the appropriate SEHI icon to display the icon menu.

2.Drag down to Link/Seg Traps and release.

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What is a Link Trap?

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Contents Complete Networking Solution Page Virus Disclaimer Restricted Rights Notice Applicable to licenses to the United States Government onlyContents Chapter Repeater Redundancy Chapter Source AddressingChapter Security Appendix a Sehi MIB StructureUsing the Sehi User’s Guide Introduction to Spma For the SEHI-22/24 and SEHI-32/34Using the Sehi User’s Guide What’s not in the Sehi User’s Guide ConventionsScreen Displays Introduction to Spma for the SEHI-22/24 and SEHI-32/34 Using the Mouse ButtonGetting Help FTPSehi Firmware Page Using the Sehi Hub View Using the Hub ViewNavigating Through the Hub View Hub View Front PanelUptime Date and TimeDevice Name LocationUsing the Sehi Hub View Using the Mouse in the Hub View Ports Display Hub View Port Color Codes Port Display FormMonitoring Hub Performance Errors Port Display FormLoad CollisionsFrame Sizes Port TypeName and Location Checking Device Status and Updating Front Panel InfoContact Chassis Type Checking Module StatusName Active Users Checking Repeater StatusModule Type Checking Port Status Link StatusStatus Media TypeChecking Statistics Topology TypeReceived Bytes Total PacketsAvg Packet Size Broadcast PacketsTotal Errors Alignment ErrorsCRC Errors Multicast PacketsRunt Frames Giant FramesViewing the Port Source Address List ProtocolsManaging the Hub Setting the Polling Intervals Contact StatusEnabling/Disabling Ports Device General StatusDevice Configuration Port Operational State Using the Sehi Hub View Using the Sehi Hub View Managing the Hub What is a Segmentation Trap? Link/Seg TrapsEnabling and Disabling Link/Seg Traps What is a Link Trap?From the icon From the command line stand-alone mode From the Hub ViewConfiguring Link/Seg Traps for the Repeater Viewing and Configuring Link/Seg Traps for Hub ModulesViewing and Configuring Link/Seg Traps for Ports Module Traps WindowPort Traps Window Setting Network Circuit Redundancy Repeater RedundancyConfiguring a Redundant Circuit Spmarun r4red IP address community nameChannel X Redundancy Window Add Circuit Address Window Monitoring Redundancy To set the Poll IntervalClick in the All Circuits box Source Addressing Displaying the Source Address ListDisplaying the Source Address List Source Addressing Setting the Hash Type Setting the Ageing TimeLocking Source Addresses Source Address Locking on Older Devices Configuring Source Address Traps Device-level Traps Module- and Port-level TrapsSource Addressing Source Addressing Finding a Source Address Port Source Address Traps WindowFind Source Address Window Click on to exit the window Source Addressing Finding a Source Address Security What is LANVIEWSECURE? Spmarun r4sec IP address SU community nameSecure address assignment New definitions for station and trunk portsTrunk port security Newest Lanviewsecure Features Continuous learning modeConfigurable violation response Full or partial security against eavesdroppingSecurity on Non-LANVIEWSECUREHubs Learned addresses resetForced non-secure status Configuring Security Security To assign secure addresses to a port Addresses Window Resetting Learned Addresses Add MAC Address WindowTips for Successfully Implementing Eavesdropper Protection Enabling Security and Traps Repeater-level Security and Traps Hub-level Security and Traps Channel a Security WindowPort-level Security and Traps Channel a Module Security WindowChannel a Port Security Window Security Security Enabling Security and Traps Sehi MIB Structure Ietf MIB SupportSehi Chassis MGR Sehi Host Services Sehi IP ServicesBrief Word About MIB Components and Community Names Repeater OneSehi MIB Structure Sehi MIB Structure Index Index-2 Index-3 Index Index-4
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