Using the Telnet Console

The following information is displayed for each MAC address.

Column

Description

 

 

VID

The VLAN ID of the VLAN the port is a member of.

 

 

VLAN Name

The name of the VLAN.

 

 

MAC Address

The MAC address.

 

 

Port

The port corresponding to this MAC address. “CPU” is used to identify the

MAC address for the switch.

 

 

 

 

How the switch discovered the MAC address. The possible entries are

Type

Dynamic, Self, and Static. Self is used to identify the MAC address for the

 

switch.

 

 

4.To clear all entries and force the switch to rebuild the table, highlight CLEAR ALL and press Enter. If you have selected to browse by port, you will have the option of clearing all the entries for the specified port.

To view the IP address table

1.From the Main Menu, select Network Monitoring IP Address Table and press Enter.

2.To find a particular IP address, enter the IP address in the IP Address field, highlight FIND, and press Enter. To find all IP address known by the switch, enter 0.0.0.0 for the IP address.

The following information is displayed about each IP address.

Column

Description

 

 

Interface

The name of the IP interface corresponding to the IP address.

 

 

IP Address

The IP address corresponding to the IP interface name.

 

 

Port

The port the IP address is associated with.

 

 

Learned

The method the switch used to discover the IP address, either Dynamic or Static.

 

 

To view the routing table

1.From the Main Menu, select Network Monitoring Routing Table and press Enter.

2.To find a particular IP address, enter the following in the appropriate fields: the IP address, the subnet mask, and the gateway. Highlight FIND, and press Enter.

The following information is displayed in the table.

Column

Description

 

 

IP Address

The IP address corresponding to the subnet mask and gateway.

 

 

Subnet Mask

The subnet mask corresponding to the IP address.

 

 

Gateway

The gateway used to reach the IP address.

 

 

Interface Name

The IP interface name corresponding to the IP address.

 

 

Hops

The number of hops (routers) between the switch and the IP address.

 

 

Protocol

The routing protocol used to link the switch to the IP address.

 

 

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ZT 8101 10/100 specifications

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