C H A P T E R 2

Configuring and Managing the Switch

Console Manager command groups

The Console Manager has several categories of commands:

Console commands: help, banner, login/logout, console parameters setup.

System commands: system status, reset commands, download commands, and system debug commands.

IP commands: IP address setup, parameter and information display, and remote boot setup.

SNMP agent commands: SNMP community string settings, management, and trap options.

Switching database commands: aging time management and switching database entry management.

VLAN commands: management of security virtual LANs, virtual broadcast domains, and port mirroring commands.

Port configuration commands: duplex, speed, and flow control port settings.

Switching statistics commands: RMON and Ethernet traffic and packet counters.

Spanning tree commands: disabling or manually configuring the spanning tree protocol.

The following example Console Manager session explains some of the more commonly used commands for configuring ports and monitoring traffic statistics. An example network is provided for reference.

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Intel 10/100 manual Console Manager command groups