SMC Networks SMC6608M, SMC6608T manual Configuration and Management

CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT

5.Highlight the setting under the “SwitchingMode” column to adjust the switching method for the chosen port. Press <ENTER> to use the arrow keys to cycle through Cut-through (CT), Store-and-forward (S&F), Adaptive cut- through (A-CT) or Fragment-free (FgFree) modes. Press <ENTER> again to confirm the choice.

6.Highlight the setting under the “FlowControl” column for the chosen port and press <ENTER> to use the arrow keys to toggle between enabling and disabling Flow Control for the port. Flow Control allows a port that is receiving data to signal the sender when its buffer is full, thereby ending the transmission.** Press <ENTER> again to confirm the choice.

*Note: Auto-Negotiation will appear as a choice under the “Duplex” column only for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports. If a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX port is not being used, its default duplex setting will appear as Half. When a connection is made, the port will default to Auto.

**Note: The type of flow control employed by the TigerSwitch 100 uses packet collisions as the method by which the receiving port signals the sender. Therefore, because collisions do not occur in full-duplex mode, Flow Control does not operate in ports configured in full-duplex.

In addition, when Flow Control is enabled for the 100BASE-FX ports, the allowable cable run distance is decreased from 412 m to 180 m in half-duplex mode. (See “Connecting 100BASE-FX ports” in Chapter 3).

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