Managing Switches

Switch Status

Status - Port Status

The Port Status page (switches only) displays the operational status of each switch port. The settings can be changed in the Configuration - Port Configuration page.

The Port Status settings are described in the following table.

Table 7-1. Port Status Settings

 

 

Setting

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port

The port number.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port Type

The network type of each switch port, for example, 100TX.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enabled

Whether the port is enabled or disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link Status

The port’s current operational status. Up means the port is working

 

 

 

correctly. Down means the port is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Mode

The operational mode of the port.

 

 

 

• 10/100 Base TX - Can be 10 Mbits half or full duplex or 100 Mbits

 

 

 

half or full duplex.

 

 

 

• 100 Base FX - Can be 100/full duplex or 100/half duplex.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Gigabit - Can only be 1000 full duplex.

Switches

 

 

 

 

Flow Control

– On - Flow control is enabled.

 

 

Indicates the current state of flow control for this port.

Managing

 

 

• 10/100TX, 10 FL, 100 FX:

 

 

– Off - Flow control is disabled (default).

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Gigabit:

 

 

 

– On (TX, RX) - Flow control is enabled on transmit and

 

 

 

receive.

 

 

 

– On (RX) - Flow control on receive only.

 

 

 

– Off (default) - Flow control is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bcast Limit (not

The Broadcast Limit, expressed as a percentage of broadcast

 

 

available on

packets relative to the theoretical limit. Any broadcast or multicast

 

 

the HP J3298 A or HP

traffic exceeding this limit will be dropped. A value of zero

 

 

J3299A)

indicates that no limit is to be applied. Values range from 0-99.

 

 

 

 

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HP J3250M manual Status Port Status, Port Status Settings