Document Conventions | Cabletron Systems 100 specs

Introduction

•A description of any action(s) already taken to resolve the problem (e.g., changing mode switches, rebooting the unit, etc.)

•The serial and revision numbers of all involved Cabletron Systems products in the network

•A description of your network environment (layout, cable type, etc.)

•Network load and frame size at the time of trouble (if known)

•The device history (i.e., have you returned the device before, is this a recurring problem, etc.)

•Any previous Return Material Authorization (RMA) numbers

1.3 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS

The following conventions are used throughout this document:

LCM commands, prompts, and information displayed by the computer appear in Courier typeface, for example:

Current Number of Learned Addresses: 133

Information that you enter appears in Courier bold typeface, for example:

ELS100-16 >status

Information that you need to enter with a command is enclosed in angle brackets < >. For example, you must enter a port number and an IP address to execute the ipaddr <port #> <IP address> command:

ELS100-16 >ipaddr 6 192.138.217.40

Field value options appear in bold typeface.

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Cabletron Systems 100 manual Document Conventions

Contents

User Guide Page FCC Notice DOC Notice Cabletron Software Program License Declaration of Conformity Contents Monitoring and Managing Your ELS100-16TX ELS100-16TX Diagnostics Troubleshooting Appendix B Glossary Appendix a Technical Specifications Contents Viii Chapter Introduction About this Manual Your email address Getting Help Document Conventions Related Documentation ELS100-16TX Front Panel Overview SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Architecture Introduction Autonegotiation Port Trunking Discarding Local Trafﬁc Store and Forward Switching Spanning Tree Algorithm Typical Switching Application SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Bridge Address Table SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Sample Applications SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Port Mirroring SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Trunking SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX Trunking with 100 Mbps Ports Virtual Workgroups Repeater Traffic Workgroup a Workgroup B Local Console Manager Command Syntax Conventions Help Basic LCM Commands ELS100-16TX Local Console Manager Exit or Logout EraseTraplog Introduction ELS100-16TX Front Panel Chapter Unpacking and Installing Your ELS100-16TX Port LEDs 100BASE-T Epim Ports Reset Switch Status LEDs ACT Describes the ELS100-16TX buttons Installing AN Epim Installing an Epim Rack-Mounting an ELS100-16TX Installing the ELS100-16TX Attaching Rackmount Brackets Connecting the Local Console Manager Checking the POWER-UP Diagnostics Sequence Connecting to the Network ELS100-16TX Twisted Pair Connection Connecting UTP Cables Cable Pinouts RJ45 Crossover Cable Connecting a Segment to the EPIM-100FX Fiber Optic Network Connection EPIM-100FX Port Unpacking and Installing Your ELS100-16TX Spectrum Spel Spma Chapter Configuring Your ELS100-16TX Assigning IP Addresses Type ipaddr PORT-NUMBER IP Address Deleting an IP Address Displaying IP AddressesChanging a Subnet Mask To change the subnet mask, at the LCM prompt Enabling Bridging Displaying Bridging Functions Disabling Bridging Enabling Trunking 100BASE-T Crossover Cables Trunk Groups Trunk Groups Disabling Trunking Display could look like the following Displaying Trunking Status Enabled, Rip listening Disabling Mirroring Enabling Port Mirroring Displaying Mirroring Status To check the status for ports conﬁgured for mirroring Deﬁning Virtual Workgroups Defining and Deleting Workgroups LCM responds with the following display Assigning a Community Name Configuring BROADCAST/MULTICAST Storm Protection System Contact Modifying MIB Variables System Location System NameCommunity Names Aging Parameter Set Community Name ELS100-16TX Management Tools Chapter Monitoring and Managing Your ELS100-16TXELS100-16TX Statistics System Statistics Gathering Statistics Ethernet Port Statistics Displaying Status Using LCM to Check ELS100-16TX Status Enabled, Rip listening Displaying MAC Addresses To display all MAC addresses, at the LCM prompt LCM would display Displaying Manufacturing Information Managing the ELS100-16TX Using LCM to Manage the ELS100-16TX Enabling a Port Disabling a Port NoRIP Option Changing a Community Name Setting the Baud Rate Setting a Reboot Time POWER-UP Diagnostics Chapter ELS100-16TX Diagnostics and TroubleshootingPower-up LED Sequence Software Checksum Comparison Speciﬁc Power-up Tests Responses to Failures AT POWER-UP Power-up Diagnostics ResultsStatus and Activity Indicators ELS100-16TX Front Panel LEDs ACT ELS100-16TX does not Power UP 2 ELS100-16TX Has Rebooted Connectivity Problems3 ELS100-16TX Does Not Respond to NMS ELS100-16TX Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Physical Connector PortsElectrical Environmental Standard Support Diagnostic LEDs Management Support Address Table SizeRegulatory Compliance Serial Cable PIN Assignments 100BASE-T PIN Assignments Connectors Crossover Wiring STRAIGHT-THROUGH Wiring 5 4 3 Rule EPIM-100FX Specifications Cable Type Worst Case Budget Typical Budget Technical Speciﬁcations Address AlarmAddress table Agent Bandwidth BackboneBpdu bridge protocol data unit Bps bits per second Data link layer CongestionDatagram Data rate or speed Encapsulation Full wire speedEncode Entity Icmp Internet control message protocol Intelligent bridge/switchIeee Initialization Interoperability InternetworkingIP Internet protocol ISO International Standards Organization Mask MAC media access controlMbps megabits per second MIB management information base Propagation delay Power budgetOSI Open Systems Interconnection Packet Service Rarp reverse address resolution protocolProtocol Protocol suite Symbol SwitchSynchronous transmission Translating bridge WAN wide area network Upstream Glossary