3Com 3500 manual Flow, Trunk Control Message, Following functions, Detects and corrects, Rules

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310CHAPTER 11: TRUNKS

Prompt

Description

Possible Values

[Default]

 

 

 

 

Mode

Operating mode for the

100half, 100full (for Fast

 

trunk.

Ethernet)

 

10half, 10full, 100half, 100full (for platforms that support 10 Mbps Ethernet)

Flow

Flow control setting

control

(Ethernet only)

Trunk

Name of the trunk.

name

Use quotation marks (")

 

 

around any string with

 

embedded spaces.

TCMP

Trunk Control Message

 

Protocol (TCMP). Performs

 

the following functions:

 

Detects and corrects

 

 

trunks that violate

 

 

trunk configuration

 

 

rules

 

Ensures orderly

 

 

activation and

deactivation of trunk ports

on

off

off

rxOn (Gigabit Ethernet)

txOn (Gigabit Ethernet)

Maximum 32 alphanumeric – characters

? (for a list of selectable names)

enabled

enabled

disabled

Procedure

You can define all trunks in one bridge trunk define operation and then reboot. At the end of each trunk definition, the system prompts you to define another trunk.

1If you have more than one media type on your system, enter the media type (for example, Fast_Ethernet or Gigabit_Ethernet).

2Enter the ports that you want to be part of the trunk. To get information about the selectable ports, enter ?

3Enter the correct operating mode for 10/100 Ethernet ports.

If you are configuring a Fast Ethernet trunk, select the Fast Ethernet port mode (100half, 100full).

4For an Ethernet trunk, enter the flow control setting (on, off, rxOn, or

txOn).

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