Cabletron Systems DLE22-MA, DLE23-MA, DLE32-MA, DLE33-MA 5.18.1 Setting the STA

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time specified in the Age Time field. To change the Age Time field from
the default value of 300 seconds, refer to Section5.18.2.
Port # (Read-Only)
Lists each switch port on the module. If the number of ports is greater
than eight, then the additional ports are listed on subsequent screens.
MAC Address (Read-Only)
Displays the hardware address assigned to each listed port.
State (Read-Only)
Disabled: Management disabled this interface. No traffic is received or
forwarded while the interface is disabled.
Listening: The switch is not adding information to the Transparent
Database. The switch is monitoring BPDU traffic while preparing to
move from the learning to the forwarding state.
Learning: The switch is learning the network address of this interface.
The switch enters the learning state when the Transparent Database is
created (during start-up or after being deleted), or when the Spanning
Tree Algorithm detects a network topology change.
Forwarding: The switch is on line and this interface is forwarding traffic.
Standby: This interface will not forward any traffic through the switch
because a loop condition has been detected by the STA.
Status (Toggle)
Allows the user to disable or enable a port by setting the status of the
listed interface to either ENABLED or DISABLED. To set the port sta tus,
refer to Section5.18.3.
5.18.1 Setting the STA
The Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA) setting allows the user to set the
method that the switches use to decide which is the controller (Root)
switch when two or more switches are in parallel. The av aila ble se lections
are IEEE, DEC, and NO NE.
To set the STA, proceed as follows:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Type of STA field.