Apply a Password to an LNM Reporting Link

To enable other LRMs to change router parameters, use the following command in interface configuration mode:

Command

Purpose

lnm alternate number

Enable a LRM other than that

 

connected through link 0 to change

 

router parameters.

 

 

Apply a Password to an LNM Reporting Link

Each reporting link has its own password that is used not only to prevent unauthorized access from an LRM to a bridge but to control access to the different reporting links. This is important because it is possible to change parameters through some reporting links.

To apply a password to an LNM reporting link, use the following command in interface configuration mode:

Command

Purpose

lnm password number string

Apply a password to an LNM

 

reporting link.

 

 

Enable LNM Servers

As in an IBM bridge, the router provides several functions that gather information from a local Token Ring. All of these functions are enabled by default, but also can be disabled. The LNM servers are explained in the section “How a Router Works with LNM” earlier in this chapter.

To enable LNM servers, use one or more of the following commands in interface configuration mode:

Command

Purpose

lnm crs

Enable the LNM Configuration

 

Report Server (CRS).

 

 

lnm rem

Enable the LNM Ring Error Monitor

 

(REM).

 

 

lnm rps

Enable the LNM Ring Parameter

 

Server (RPS).

 

 

Change Reporting Thresholds

The Cisco IOS software sends a message to all attached LNMs whenever it begins to drop frames. The threshold at which this report is generated is based on a percentage of frames dropped compared with those forwarded. This threshold is configurable, and defaults to a value of 0.10 percent. You can configure the threshold by entering a single number, expressing the percentage loss rate in hundredths of a percent. The valid range is 0 to 9999.

To change reporting thresholds, use the following command in interface configuration mode:

Command

Purpose

lnm loss-threshold number

Change the threshold at which the

 

Cisco IOS software reports the

 

frames-lost percentage to LNM.

 

 

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