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Monitoring and Managing Your
4.5.1 Disabling a Port
There can be times when you need to disable a specific Ethernet port, for example, after you have determined that there is faulty equipment. Disabling a port effectively stops all bridging functions for that port. Disabled ports do not accept SNMP packets, and therefore cannot communicate with an NMS.
To disable a port, or port range, at the LCM prompt:
1.Type disable
For example, disable
LCM responds:
Port 7: Disabled
Port 8: Disabled
Port 9: Disabled
Once an Ethernet port is disabled, it will be disabled until you enable it again. Resetting the
Caution: If you disable the port through which someone is remotely managing the
4.5.2 Enabling a Port
When you enable an Ethernet port that has been disabled, whatever bridging functions you had previously configured for that port are
To enable a port, or a range of ports, at the LCM prompt:
1. Type enable