Linksys EF1324 manual System Mode

Instant EtherFast® Series

Note: This screen shot shows the Device Control Menu displayed by a Layer 2 switch.

•IGMP Snooping Configuration - Configures IGMP multicast filtering. (Only displayed for Layer 2 mode. When the Switch is in multilayer mode, IGMP Snooping Configuration is available through the IP Menu.)

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EtherFast® Layer 3 Management 24-Port 10/100 + 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch

System Mode

The System Mode screen lets you set the Switch to operate as a Layer 2 switch or as a multilayer routing switch. As a Layer 2 switch, the Switch makes all fil- tering and forwarding decisions based strictly on MAC addresses. As a multi- layer routing switch, it switches packets for all non-IP protocols based on MAC addresses, and routes all IP packets based on the specified routing pro- tocol.

•Layer 2 - Filtering and forwarding decisions will be based on MAC addresses for all protocol traffic.

•Multilayer - Switching based on MAC addresses will be used for all non-IP protocol traffic, and routing will be used for all IP protocol traffic.

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