8-4 CHAPTER 8: ADMINISTERING FDDI RESOURCES

Table 8-2 Bit to Set for Rejecting a Station Connection (continued)

This Connection Is

 

 

Rejected...

If This Bit

 

(Switch port - Remote port)

Is Set

Connection Rules

 

 

 

B-B

5

Undesirable peer connection that creates

 

 

twisted primary and secondary rings; notify

 

 

SMT.

 

 

 

B-S

6

Undesirable peer connection that creates a

 

 

wrapped ring; notify SMT.

 

 

 

B-M

7

Tree connection with possible redundancy.

 

 

The node may not go to Thru state in CFM.

 

 

In a single MAC node, Port B has precedence

 

 

(with defaults) for connecting to a Port M.

 

 

 

M-A

12

Tree connection with possible redundancy

 

 

 

M-B

13

Tree connection with possible redundancy

 

 

 

M-S

14

Normal tree connection

 

 

 

M-M

15

Illegal connection that creates a tree of rings

 

 

topology

 

 

 

Top-Level Menu

system

 

 

 

ethernet

station

 

fddi

path

 

bridge

mac

 

ip

port

 

 

snmp

 

 

 

analyzer

 

 

 

script

 

 

 

logout

 

 

 

display

connectPolicy tNotify statusReporting

To set the connection policies of an FDDI station:

1From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:

fddi station connectPolicy

You are prompted for a station. The Switch 2200 has one station, which appears in brackets.

2Press Return.

3Enter the value of the connection policy for that station.

The value is a 16-bit number with the appropriate bit(s) set for each connection type that you want to reject.

Example:

Select station [1]:

Station 1 - Enter new value [8000]:

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3Com 2200 Normal tree connection, Topology, Node may not go to Thru state in CFM, With defaults for connecting to a Port M