Enterasys Networks ENTERASYS ATX manual Using the Find Source Address Feature

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The ATX Switch Chassis View

Using the Find Source Address Feature

You can select the Find Source Address option to discover which switching interface a specified source MAC address is communicating through. When you select the Find Source Address option, a search is made of the 802.1d Bridge Filtering Database to discover the switch interface associated with the address that you specify. If the search is successful, the corresponding Bridge port will flash in the Chassis View window. For more information on the Filtering Database and bridging in general, refer to Chapter 8, ATX Switch Bridging.

Us e the Find Source Address feature as follows:

1.Click to display the Device pull-down menu.

2.Drag down to Find Source Address.... The following window appears.

Figure 2-13. The Find Source Address Window

3.In the text field in the middle of the window, enter a valid MAC address in Hex format and then click OK.

If the address is found in the 802.1d Bridge Filtering Database, the port through which the address is communicating will flash in the front panel Chassis View port display.

If the address is not found in the Filtering Database, a separate window will appear with a “Can’t Find Source Address” message.

Viewing I/F Summary Information

The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view statistics for the traffic processed by each network interface on your device. The window also provides access to a detailed statistics window that breaks down Transmit and Receive traffic for each interface.

To access the I/F Summary window:

1. From the Chassis View, click on the Device option from the menu bar.

Managing the Hub

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Enterasys Networks ENTERASYS ATX manual Using the Find Source Address Feature, Viewing I/F Summary Information