The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View

Selecting a Port Status View

To change the status view of your ports:

1.Click on Port Status on the menu bar at the top of the Chassis View window; a menu will appear.

2.Drag down (and to the right, if necessary) to select the status information you want to display. The port text boxes will display the appropriate status information.

Port status view options are:

Status

You can view four port status categories, as follows:

¥Bridge Ñ FWD, DIS, LRN, LIS, BLK, BRK, UNK

¥Bridge Mapping Ñ the physical interface associated with a bridge port

¥Admin Ñ ON or OFF

¥Operator Ñ ON or OFF

NOTES

The Bridge and Bridge Mapping status modes will not be supported for devices which have been conÞgured for SecureFast switching.

Firmware versions 2.01.05 and above support the ability to select SecureFast switching; if you have a earlier version of Þrmware, contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center for upgrade information. The toggle from traditional bridging to SecureFast switching is performed via Local Management; see your Local Management documentation for details.

If you have selected the Bridge status mode, a port is considered:

¥FWD (Forwarding) if the port is on-line and forwarding packets across the SmartSwitch 2000 from one network segment to another.

¥DIS (Disabled) if bridging at the port has been disabled by management; no trafÞc can be received or forwarded on this port, including conÞguration information for the bridged topology.

¥LRN (Learning) if the Forwarding database is being created, or the Spanning Tree Algorithm is being executed because of a network topology change. The port is monitoring network trafÞc, and learning network addresses.

¥LIS (Listening) if the port is not adding information to the Þltering database. It is monitoring Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) trafÞc while preparing to move to the forwarding state.

¥BLK (Blocking) if the port is on-line, but Þltering trafÞc from going across the SmartSwitch 2000 from one network segment to another. Bridge topology information will be forwarded by the port.

¥UNK (Unknown) if the interfaceÕs status cannot be determined.

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