Asante Technologies 6200 manual IntraSwitch System Information, Current Port Settings

Console Management

IntraSwitch System Information

Table 5-8 on page 5-22 explains the system information.

For directions on using this menu to view IntraSwitch system information, see “Viewing IntraSwitch System Information” on page 6-4.

Current Port Settings

The current port for which statistics are displayed is shown at the top of the screen next to “Port Number:”.

Table 5-8 explains each setting on the Port Configuration

Menu.

For information on using the Port Configuration Menu, see:

❏“Enabling/Disabling a Port” — page 5-23

❏“Configuring Duplex Mode” — page 5-24

❏“Configuring Auto Negotiation” — page 5-25

Table 5-8 Port Management Menu Settings

Setting	Description
Port Operating	The status of the IntraSwitch. This field displays symbols
Status	for each of the unit’s 16 ports.
	List of Port Symbols:
	X — no port exists.
	- (negative symbol) — a port exists but is not linked.
	! — the port is disabled.
	B — the port is in a blocking state.
	S — the port is in a listening state.
	R — the port is in a learning state.
	+ — the port is in a forwarding state.
	▲ Important! Type h “Help for Legends” in the Port
	Management Menu for a list of the port symbols.
Port Number	The port number for which parameters are shown.
BC Filter	The port’s capability to forward broadcast packets.
	Enabled — broadcast packets will be discarded.
	Disabled — broadcast packets will be processed
	normally.

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