Chapter 4: Setting Port Parameters

Displaying the Storm Control Settings

To display the storm control settings, do the following:

1.Select the Switching tab.

The Switching tab is displayed. See Figure 19 on page 58.

2.From the Switching tab, select Port. The Port tab expands to the right.

3.From the Port tab, select Storm Control.

The Storm Control List page is displayed. See Figure 22.

Figure 22. Storm Control List Page

The following fields are displayed:

Port Id— Indicates the port number.

Broadcast— Indicates Broadcast packets are received, indicated by “ON,” or not received, indicated by “OFF,” by the port. By default, Broadcast packets are not received by a port.

Broadcast Level— Specifies the maximum number of ingress packets per second of broadcast packets the port will forward. The range is 0 to 33,554,431 packets. The default is 33,554,431 packets.

Multicast— Indicates Multicast packets are “ON” or “OFF” on the port. By default, Multicast packets are not received by a port.

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Allied Telesis AT-9000/52, AT-9000/28SP manual Displaying the Storm Control Settings

AT-9000/52, AT-9000/28SP, AT-9000/28 specifications

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