The Switch Menu
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The Switch Menu

The switch menu contains commands that allow you to set translation options discussed
earlier in this chapter. It also contains commands to change the default values.
To view the switch menu, enter switch at the prompt. If you are in verbose mode, the follow-
ing screen is displayed. Otherwise, type a ? at the switch menu prompt to display the Switch
Menu:
Command Switch Menu
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propipx Configure Default Proprietary IPX Token Ring to any switching
facdef Configure Defaults to Factory values
ethdef Configure Default Ethernet Translation
fddidef Configure Default FDDI Translation
trdef Configure Default TR Translation
swch Configure Any To Any Switching Port Translations
swchmac View per MAC Translation Options
autoencaps Turn AutoTracker translations On or OFF
The commands above and their operations are described in the sections below.

Proprietary IPX Token Ring

The propipx command allows you to turn on or off the default proprietary IPX switch transla-
tion. (Refer to Appendix B, “Output Translation Options,” for information on the Proprietary
IPX feature.)
To turn on the Proprietary IPX feature (the default), enter the following at the system prompt:
propipx on
A message is displayed to confirm the activation of the Proprietary IPX feature. Please note
that the switch must be rebooted for the setting to take effect.
To turn off the Proprietary IPX feature type:
propipx off

Factory Defaults

You can reset all ports in the switch to their default factory settings. Any custom translations
you configured through modvp, ethdef, fddidef, trdef, or swch commands will be overridden by
the default translation for the given media type (i.e., Ethernet, FDDI, etc.). Factory defaults for
each media type are described earlier in this chapter.
To reset to factory defaults, enter the facdef command at the system prompt. The following
screen displays:
This will reset the default translations for each media type to a factory default.
It will then set all port translation options to inherit these defaults.
It will then reset the forwarding table translation options for all addresses learnt on
those ports to those port defaults.
Do you want to do this? (no):
Enter a Y to reset all port settings.