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9E312 and 9E423 Firmware

SPECTRUM Element Manager has been tested against customer release ﬁrmware versions up to 1.00.14 for both the 9E312 MMAC-Plus Ethernet Switch Module and the 9E423-24 MMAC-Plus Ethernet SmartSwitch Module, and up to the internal ﬁrmware version 1.03.01 for the 9E423-36 MMAC-Plus Ethernet SmartSwitch Module; if you have an earlier version of ﬁrmware and experience problems, contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support for upgrade information.

NOTE

As a general rule, ﬁrmware versions for new products are liable to change rapidly; contact Cabletron Systems Technical Support for upgrade information for the latest customer release of ﬁrmware.

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Contents

Page Virus Disclaimer Page Restricted Rights Notice Page Contents Index 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Introduction Using the 9E312 and 9E423 User’s Guide Introduction Related Manuals Software Conventions Common 9E312 and 9E423 Window Fields Using Buttons and Menus Getting Help from Cabletron Systems Technical Support Using On-line HelpGetting Help 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware FTP Introduction 9E312 and 9E423 Firmware 9E312/9E423 Module View Viewing Module Information 9E312/9E423 Module View Front Panel Information Connection Status Menu Structure E312/9E423 Module View Menu Structure Device Menu Bridge Menu Utilities MenuHelp Menu 9E312/9E423 Module Port Status Display Bridge Port Menu Chassis Manager Window Viewing the Device Type Setting the Device Date and TimeManaging the Module Edit Time Window Using the Find Source Address Feature Enabling and Disabling Bridge Ports Summary Information Find Source Address Window Type Interface Description FieldsIndex Description Interface Performance Statistics/Bar Graphs Raw Counts Rate Interface Detail WindowLoad Interface Detail Window Statistics Unicast Discarded ErrorMulticast Unknown Protocol Packets Transmitted Testing and Disabling the Current InterfacePackets Received Making Sense of Interface Statistics Using the Applications Pull-down menu 9E312/9E423 Module View Summary Information 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Bridging Basics An Overview of Remote Bridge Management More on Transparent Bridging Bridge Status Window Bridge Status Window Information Fields Bridge State on Interface Interface Speed Interface TypeInterface Address Enabling and Disabling Bridging Bridge Statistics Performance Graphs Frames Forwarded Green Errors RedBridge Performance Graph Window Fields Filtered Magenta Interface Statistics Window Conﬁguring the Bridge Performance Graphs Interface Statistics Window Fields Address Bridge Spanning Tree Non-Unicast 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Bridge Priority Conﬁguring the Bridge Spanning Tree WindowBridge Level Fields Root Port Root BridgeRoot Cost Protocol Bridge Port Level Fields Designated Root Path CostDesignated Cost Designated Bridge Changing the Spanning Tree Algorithm Protocol Type Changing Bridge Spanning Tree ParametersChanging Bridge Priority Changing Max Age Time Changing Forwarding Delay TimeChanging Hello Time Changing Path Cost Filtering DatabaseChanging Port Priority 9E312/9E423 Module Bridging Filtering Database Window Number Filtering Database Window FieldsList Capacity Receive Port Conﬁguring the Filtering DatabaseSource Port Port Filtering Changing the Receive Port Altering the Ageing TimeChanging the Type of Entry Changing the Port Filtering Action Adding or Deleting Individual Entries Using Port Source Addressing Clearing All Permanent, Static, or Dynamic Entries Setting the Ageing Time Device Ageing Time Window Duplex Modes Duplex Modes Window Full Duplex Duplex Modes Window FieldsInterface Setting the Duplex Mode Index Index-2