Cabletron Systems 2E43-51 manual Setting the FE-100TX Advertised Ability, Flash Download Screen

Chapter 5: Local Management

3.Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command. Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays and Local Management saves the changes to memory. The selected mode is displayed in both the Desired Operational Mode field and the Current Operational Mode field.

5.14.2.2 Setting the FE-100TX Advertised Ability

In normal operation, a port (5 or 6) with an FE-100TX auto-negotiates to the highest speed possible. Under some circumstances, the Network Administrator may want the port to advertise only some of the available modes. The Advertised Ability field provides the capability to set those modes. This field steps to 10Base-T, 10Base-TFD (full duplex), 100Base-TX, and 100Base-TXFD (full duplex). To set the advertised ability, proceed as follows:

1.Use the arrow keys to highlight the Advertised Ability field.

2.Use the SPACE bar to select the desired mode.

3.Use the arrow keys to move to the Enable/Disable field at the right of the desired mode and use the SPACE bar to select Enabled or Disabled. Press ENTER.

4.Continue this process until you have completed enabling or disabling the advertised modes.

5.Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command. Press ENTER. The message “SAVED OK” displays and Local Management saves the changes to memory.

5.15FLASH DOWNLOAD SCREEN

The Flash Download screen, shown in Figure 5-22, allows the user to upgrade the device with a different operating image.

NOTE

The user may also force the download of an image by changing the position of Switch 6 located inside the device. For details about setting the switch, refer to Section C.2.1.

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