Cabletron Systems 7C03, 7C04-R manual Using the Detail View Window, Learning

Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View

Learning	The port is processing BPDUs, but is not yet relaying
	packets. The port is adding address information to the
	Filtering Database.
Forwarding	A port enters this state from the Learning state. The port
	is relaying frames and processing BPDUs. A port in this
	state can enter the Disabled state via by management
	action.
Broken	If the port is malfunctioning, this value will display in
	the State field.

This button is grayed out because the 7C0x SmartSwitch currently performs Transparent bridging only (since no Token Ring NIMs are yet available). The title bar at the top of the Bridge Port display area indicates the frame type described in the bridge ports.

This two-state button is active when you have bridge statistics displayed in the Bridge Port boxes (i.e., when Frames is selected); otherwise, it is grayed. When you click on Delta, the Forward field in the Bridge Port boxes displays the total number of frames forwarded by this bridge port to another port on the bridge during the last polling interval. When you click on Percentage, the Forward field in the Bridge Port boxes displays the percentage of all frames received by the port from its network segment that were also forwarded to another port on the bridge during the last polling interval.

The Detail View button lets you take a closer look at traffic between two, three, or four selected bridge ports. The Detail View button is grayed unless you have at least two bridge ports selected. For complete instructions on how to use the Detail View, see the next section.

Using the Detail View Window

The Detail View provides port-level information on any two, three, or four ports. To open the Detail View:

1.In the Bridge Traffic View, select two, three, or four ports by clicking mouse button 1 on the desired ports; the selected Port boxes will be outlined, and the top part of each selected box will be grayed. The Detail View button becomes active once you select at least two bridge ports.

2.Click on the Detail View button. The Detail View window appears.

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