Cabletron Systems 7C03, 7C04-R manual Bridge Application Display, Bridge Port Display Forms

Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View

The Bridge Application Display

The Bridge Application Display — available only for devices which have been configured (via Local Management) to operate as traditional bridges — allows you to view each bridge interface according to bridging status and statistics; it also provides access to the Bridge and Bridge Port menus (Figure 2-9), from which you can launch the Bridge View application, change the port display form, view a list of source addresses communicating through a selected interface, and enable or disable a selected interface. This is the default display mode for devices configured for traditional bridging.

Figure 2-9. The Bridge Application Display and Menus

For more information about the Bridge View application, see Chapter 6, Using the 7C0x Bridge View; for more information about viewing source addresses, see Viewing the Source Address List, page 2-24; and for more information on enabling and disabling a bridge interface, see Enabling and Disabling Bridge Ports, page 2-38. Port display forms are described below.

Bridge Port Display Forms

You can display the following information for each bridging interface:

Admin

Displays the port’s current bridging status:

•FWD (forwarding) — the port is on-line and ready to forward packets from one network segment to another. Note that this is the default display for ports which are administratively enabled but not connected.

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