Cabletron Systems 9H42X-XX

Bridging

5-26 Conﬁguring Duplex Modes

available standard Ethernet interface; windows accessed from the individual

bridge port menus allow you to conﬁgure duplex mode operation for the selected

interface only.

To access the Duplex Modes window:

1. From the Bridge Status window, click on to display the Bridge Status

menu.

From the Module View window, click on the Bridge label just above the port

status display; the Bridge menu will appear.

2. Click to select Duplex Modes..., and release. The Duplex Modes Window,

Figure 5-7, will appear.

Figure 5-7. The Duplex Modes Window

The main portion of the Duplex Modes window consists of a list of interfaces

available in the selected 9H42x-xx module and their current Full Duplex state: ON

indicates that Full Duplex mode has been enabled for the selected interface; OFF

indicates that it has not; N/A indicates that Full Duplex is either not available (for

the INB interface) or cannot be set from this window (for Fast Ethernet interfaces).

NOTE

For Fast Ethernet interfaces, you can set the duplex mode (along with additional

parameters associated with auto-negotiation) via the Fast Ethernet Conﬁguration

window accessible from both the Module View and Bridge Status port menus. For more

information on conﬁguring duplex modes for both standard and Fast Ethernet interfaces

at the port level, see Chapter 2. You cannot set the duplex mode for a Fast Ethernet

interfaces from the Duplex Modes window described here.