The Bridge Status Window 2-11
Bridging
¥Enable Bridge and Disable Bridge options allow you to administratively
activate or deactivate bridging at the device level; see (Enabling and
Disabling Bridging, page 2-14, for details.
¥ The Bridge ConÞguration option opens a window that allows you to set
address and routing information for all interfaces on a Token Ring bridging
device, including the Bridge Number and the Virtual Ring Number. It also
allows you to set source route bridging parameters at the device level. See
Using the Token Ring Bridge and Port ConÞguration Windows, page 2-65,
for details.
The individual bridge port index ( ) menu that you can access from the Bridge
Status window will provide the following options, depending on which device
you are monitoring through SPECTRUM Element Manager:
¥ The Connection Type window displays a text description of the connection
type of the selected bridge interface.
¥ The Description option displays a text description of a bridge interface from
the ifDescr value of the ifIndex related to the selected port.
¥ The Performance Graph window graphically displays the trafÞc passing
between your bridged networks, and lets you compare and contrast trafÞc
processed by each interface; see Performance Graphs, page 2-15, for details.
¥ The Source Addressing window displays the contents of the deviceÕs Filtering
Database with respect to a selected port. This will display the source MAC
addresses that have been detected by the port as it forwards data across the
network. The window also lets you set the aging timer that controls how long
an inactive MAC address will continue to be stored in the Source Address
Database before being aged out. See Source Route ConÞguration, page 2-62,
for details.
¥ The PPP Link Status option invokes the PPP Link Statistics Window, which
enables you to view color-coded statistics related to the PPP (Point-to-Point
Protocol) link at the selected interface; see PPP Link Statistics, page 2-25, for
details.
¥ The Source Route Statistics option opens a window that allows you to view
statistics for source routed trafÞc passing between bridging ports. The window
enables you to view the frames that were received, transmitted, and discarded
by the bridge. See Source Route Statistics, page 2-31, for details.
¥ The I/F ConÞguration port-level menu option invokes the Interface
ConÞguration window, which allows you to select a bridging method for a
Token Ring bridging interface. This window also allows you to select one of
three transmission methods that should be used when unknown addresses are
received from end stations attached to the selected bridge port. See Using the
Novell Translation Window, page 2-97, for details.
¥ The Source Route ConÞguration option opens a window that enables you to
conÞgure source routed trafÞc passing between bridging ports; see Source
Route ConÞguration, page 2-57, for details.