COMMAND GROUPS

Table 4-4 Command Groups (Continued)

Command Group

Description

Page

Address Table

Configures the address table for filtering specified

4-178

 

addresses, displays current entries, clears the table, or

 

 

sets the aging time

 

 

 

 

Spanning Tree

Configures Spanning Tree settings for the switch

4-183

 

 

 

VLANs

Configures VLAN settings, and defines port

4-198

 

membership for VLAN groups; also enables or

 

 

configures private VLANs

 

 

 

 

GVRP and

Configures GVRP settings that permit automatic

4-216

Bridge Extension

VLAN learning; shows the configuration for the

 

 

bridge extension MIB

 

 

 

 

Priority

Sets port priority for untagged frames, selects strict

4-222

 

priority or weighted round robin, relative weight for

 

 

each priority queue, also sets priority for TCP traffic

 

 

types, IP precedence, and DSCP

 

 

 

 

Multicast Filtering

Configures IGMP multicast filtering, query

4-238

 

parameters, and specifies ports attached to a

 

 

multicast router

 

 

 

 

IP Interface

Configures IP address for the switch

4-249

 

 

 

The access mode shown in the following tables is indicated by these abbreviations:

NE (Normal Exec)

IC (Interface Configuration)

PE (Privileged Exec)

LC (Line Configuration)

GC (Global Configuration)

VC (VLAN Database Configuration)

ACL (Access Control List Configuration)

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TigerSwitch specifications

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