Cabletron Systems 9H42X-XX

The 9H42x-xx Module View

2-22 Managing the Module

From this window you can manually set the operational mode of the port, or —

for 100Base-TX interfaces — set the port to auto negotiation so that the

appropriate operational mode can be determined automatically. The mode you

set will determine the speed of the port and whether it uses Full Duplex or

Standard Mode bridging.

The following information about the selected Fast Ethernet port is displayed:

Port Type

Displays the port’s type: 100Base-TX (for copper Fast Ethernet ports), 100Base-FX

(for ﬁber Fast Ethernet ports), or Unknown (for a port slot with no module

installed).

Link State

Displays the current connection status of the selected port: Link or No Link.

Current Operational Mode

Indicates which of the available operational modes is currently in effect: 10Base-T,

10Base-T Full Duplex, 100Base-TX, 100Base-TX Full Duplex, 100Base-FX, or

100Base-FX Full Duplex. If the port is still initializing, not linked, or if there is no

port module installed in the slot, this ﬁeld will remain blank.

Desired Operational Mode

Displays the operational mode that you have selected for this port, and allows

you to change that selection. The following operational modes are available for

each port:

100Base-TX Auto Negotiation, 10Base-T, 10BASE-T Full Duplex,

100Base-TX, and 100Base-TX Full Duplex.

100Base-FX 100Base-FX and 100Base-FX Full Duplex

NOTE

The Advertised Abilities functionality is not supported by the FE-100FX Fast Ethernet

port module; if you launch the Conﬁguration window for one of these modules, the

Advertised Abilities and Remote Capabilities sections of the window will be grayed

out. If you launch the window for a port module slot which has no FE module installed,

the Port Type will display as Unknown, the Link State will display No Link, and the rest

of the ﬁelds will be blank and/or grayed out.

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Note that, if you select the Conﬁguration option available for a standard Ethernet

interface, an entirely different window will appear; see Conﬁguring Standard Ethernet

Ports, page 2-20, for information on conﬁguring these ports.