9E312/9E423 Module Bridging

3-4 The Bridge Status Window

Figure 3-1. The 9E312/9E423 Module Bridge Status Window
Bridge Status Window Information Fields
The following information is provided by the Bridge Status window for the
9E312/9E423 Module and for each switch interface that supports bridging. Note
that the and buttons will be activated so that you can scroll the
display to show all interfaces.
Up Time
At the top of the Bridge Status window, you can see the time period (in a days,
hours, minutes, seconds format) that has elapsed since the 9E312/9E423 Module
was last reset or initialized.
Bridge State on Interface
Indicates the state of bridging over the port interface. Possible bridge states and
their corresponding colors are:
• Forwarding (Green) — The port is on-line and forwarding packets across the
9E312/9E423 from one network segment to another.
• Disabled (Blue) — Bridging at the port has been disabled by management; no
traffic can be received or forwarded on this port, including configuration
information for the bridged topology.