Chapter 3 - Configuring the REX2

Time since last topology change indicates the time in seconds since Spanning Tree last changed its topology.

Number of topology changes indicates the total number of times that Spanning Tree changed its topology.

The following indicates information about each Spanning Tree port on this bridge (see ANSI/IEEE Standard 802.1D for definitions):

Port state for the LAN and Line ports indicates one of the following:

disabled

blocking

listening

learning

forwarding

Designated Bridge lists the MAC address of these bridge ports.

Designated Port ID assigns a number for each port on this bridge (Line and LAN).

Designated Port Cost shows the calculated cost for each port on this bridge.

2Type R type M

to return to the Bridge Configuration screen (page 3-32) or to return to the Main Menu.

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