Description | Cabletron Systems 9A128-01 guide

Bridging

Figure 5-6. Interface Statistics Window

Three informational ﬁelds appear in the upper portion of the window:

Description

Displays the interface description for the currently selected port.

Address

Displays the MAC (physical) address of the selected port.

Type

Displays the interface type of the selected port.

The lower portion of the window provides the following transmit and receive statistics; note that the ﬁrst four statistics are also graphically displayed in the pie charts.

Unicast

Displays the number of packets transmitted to or received from this interface that had a single, unique destination address. These statistics are displayed in the pie char, color-coded green.

Non-Unicast

Displays the number of packets transmitted to or received from this interface that had a destination address that is recognized by more than one device on the network segment. The non-unicast ﬁeld includes a count of broadcast packets — those that are recognized by all devices on a segment. These statistics are displayed in the pie chart, color-coded dark blue.

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Cabletron Systems 9A128-01 manual Description

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Cabletron Systems Virus Disclaimer Page Restricted Rights Notice Page Contents Chapter Bridging Chapter Fddi ManagementIndex Using This Guide Introduction Related Reading Software Conventions Common Window FieldsDevice Name IP Address Using Buttons Using On-line HelpGetting Help Location Getting Help from the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center FTP Firmware Versions Supported 9A128-01 Module View Viewing Module Information Front Panel Information Boot Prom Connection StatusUpTime Port Status Time Menu StructureDate A128-01 Module View Menu Structure Device Menu Port Status Menu Fddi Menu Utilities MenuHelp Menu Board Menus Port Status Displays Port Menus Selecting a Port Status View Bridge Port Status Displays Bridge Port State Bridge MappingBridge Port Status Color Codes Fddi Port Status Displays Connection State LER Estimate Chassis Manager Window Fddi Port Status Color Codes Device Type Viewing Hardware TypesModule Type Viewing I/F Summary Information Module Type Window Index DescriptionSta Interface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs Raw Counts Load Rate Interface Statistics Window Error AddressUnicast Non-Unicast Using the Find Source Address Feature Packets Received Received onlyTransmit Queue Size Transmit only Packets Transmitted Transmit only Setting the Device Date and Time Managing the Hub Enabling and Disabling Ports Bridge Ports Module Ports Accessing the ATM Connections Window ATM Conﬁguration ATM Conﬁguration Connection Data Settings VPI Conﬁguring Connections Adding a New Connection Deleting a Connection ATM Conﬁguration Conﬁguring Connections Fddi Management Conﬁguration Fddi Management MAC State Req. Requested Target Token Rotation Time SMT VersionNeg. Negotiated Concentrator M Ports Concentrator Non-M PortsNumber of MACs MAC Path Connection Policy 15 32,768 a permanently set value for this bit Station List Address ModeNumber of Nodes Stations Panel Node ClassTopology Upstream Neighbor Performance Frame Errors Transmit FramesReceive Frames Lost Frames Fddi Management Performance Bridging Bridge Status Window Bridging Up Time Bridge State on InterfaceInterface Type Bridge Address Conﬁguring Duplex Modes Enabling and Disabling Bridging Bridge Statistics Performance Graphs Forwarded Green Total Errors Red Filtered MagentaXmitted Blue Conﬁguring the Bridge Performance Graphs Errors ForwardedFiltered Xmitted Forwarded to Interface Statistics WindowForwarded from Description Using Source Addressing Setting the Ageing Time Port Source Addresses Window Bridge Spanning Tree Conﬁguring the Bridge Spanning Tree Window Bridge Priority Root Bridge Root CostRoot Port Protocol Forwarding Delay Hello TimeMax Age Hold Time Changing Bridge Spanning Tree Parameters Changing the Spanning Tree Algorithm Protocol Type Changing Bridge PriorityChanging Hello Time Changing Max Age Time Changing Forwarding Delay TimeChanging Port Priority Filtering Database Changing Path Cost Bridging Bridging List NumberCapacity Ageing Time Receive Port Conﬁguring the Filtering DatabasePort Filtering Altering the Ageing Time Changing the Type of EntryChanging the Receive Port Changing the Port Filtering Action Clearing All Permanent, Static, or Dynamic Entries Bridging Filtering Database Index Index-2 Index-3 Index Index-4