SMC Networks SMC8624/48T manual Displaying Interface Settings, 126

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

CLI – This example enables Spanning Tree Protocol, sets the mode to MST, and then configures the STA and MSTP parameters.

Console(config)#spanning-tree	3-206
Console(config)#spanning-tree mode mst	3-207
Console(config)#spanning-tree priority 40000	3-211
Console(config)#spanning-tree hello-time 5	3-210
Console(config)#spanning-tree max-age 38	3-210
Console(config)#spanning-tree forward-time 20	3-209
Console(config)#spanning-tree pathcost method long	3-212
Console(config)#spanning-tree transmission-limit 4	3-213

Console(config)#Console(config)#spanning-tree mst-configuration 3-213

Console(config-mstp)#revision	1	3-217
Console(config-mstp)#name R&D		3-216
Console(config-mstp)#max-hops	30	3-218
Console(config-mstp)#

Displaying Interface Settings

The STA Port Information and STA Trunk Information pages display the current status of ports and trunks in the Spanning Tree.

Field Attributes

•Spanning Tree – Shows if STA has been enabled on this interface.

•STA Status – Displays current state of this port within the Spanning Tree:

-Discarding - Port receives STA configuration messages, but does not forward packets.

-Learning - Port has transmitted configuration messages for an interval set by the Forward Delay parameter without receiving contradictory information. Port address table is cleared, and the port begins learning addresses.

-Forwarding - Port forwards packets, and continues learning addresses.

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