LevelOne GSW-2600TXM 3.6.2.Layer 2 Menu

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Parameter Desc ription

Layer 2 Filtering and forwarding decision will be based on MAC addresses for all

protocol traffic.

Multi-Layer Switching based on MAC addresses will be used for all non-IP protocol

traffic, and routing will be used for all IP protocol traffic.

Note:

When the switch is set to multilayer mode, the IP menus are enabled, and the

“IP Configuration (Layer 2 Mode)” menu on chapter 2 is disabled. When

operating in multilayer mode, you should configure an IP interface for each

VLAN that needs to communicate with any device outside of the VLAN. (See

“Subnet Configuration” on chapter 2.)

3.6.2.Layer 2 Menu

The Layer 2 menu contains options for port configuration, port mirroring, and port

trunking. These menu options are described in the following sections.

Menu Description

Port Configuration Enables any port, enables / disables flow control, and

sets communication mode to auto-negotiation, full duplex

or half duplex.

Mirror Port Configuration Sets the source and target ports for mirroring.

Port Trunking Configuration Specifies ports to group into aggregate trunks.

Static Unicast Address Table Used to manually configure host MAC addresses in the

unicast table.

Static Multicast Address Table Used to manually configure host MAC addresses in the

multicast table.

Use the Port Configuration menu to display or set communication parameters for any

port or module on the switch, including administrative status, auto-negotiation, default

communication speed and duplex mode, as well as flow control in use.