Bridging

 

packets are sent to the destination station if

 

the sending station does not receive a

 

response to a test packet.

Source Route/STE

Indicates that the bridge forwards packets so

 

they do not know the route or the devices

 

they pass through to reach their destination.

 

STE (Spanning Tree Explorer) packets are

 

sent to the destination station if the sending

 

station does not receive a response to a test

 

packet.

Transparent/Transparent

Indicates that the two network segments are

 

connected so that a single data route exists

 

between any two end stations. Explorer

 

frames have no embedded routing

 

information

WARNING

If the ports on the selected bridge have different conÞgurations, none of these options are selected. Do not select any of these options unless you want to set all ports on the selected bridge to a single mode.

To set the Bridge number or the Virtual Ring Number in the Bridge ConÞguration window:

1.Click in the Bridge Number or the Virtual Ring Number field in the upper portion of the Bridge Configuration window. Enter a hexadecimal value between 0 and F in the Bridge Number field, or a hexadecimal value between 001 and FFF in the Virtual Ring Number field.

2.Click on Set to apply the change, or click on Cancel to exit the window without applying the change.

To set the Ring Number in the Port ConÞguration window:

1.Click in the Ring Number field in the upper portion of the Port Configuration window. Enter a hexadecimal value between 001 and FFF.

2.Click on Set to apply the change, or click on Cancel to exit the window without applying the change.

To set the Port Mode, Novell Translation, or Ring Speed globally for all bridge interfaces on a device in the Bridge ConÞguration window or for an individual interface in the Port ConÞguration window:

1. Click on the empty option button adjacent to one of the choices in the selected field. When the option button is filled ( ), the selected choice will be enabled.

2.Click on Set to apply the change, or click on Cancel to exit the window without applying the change.

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