Prestige
Table 47 Remote Node Network Layer Options: Bridge Fields (continued)
FIELD | DESCRIPTION |
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Edit IP/Bridge (menu 11.1) | Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press [ENTER] to display menu |
| 11.3. |
Ethernet Addr Timeout | Type the time (in minutes) for the Prestige to retain the Ethernet Address |
(min.) (menu 11.3) | information in its internal tables while the line is down. If this information is |
| retained, your Prestige will not have to recompile the tables when the line |
| comes back up. |
Similar to network layer static routes, a bridging static route tells the Prestige the route to a node before a connection is established. You configure bridge static routes in menu 12.3.1 (go to menu 12, choose option 3, then choose a static route to edit) as shown next.
Figure 93 Menu 12.3.1 Edit Bridge Static Route
Menu 12.3.1 - Edit Bridge Static Route
Route #: 1
Route Name=
Active= No
Ether Address= ?
IP Address=
Gateway Node= 1
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
The following table describes the Edit Bridge Static Route menu.
Table 48 Menu 12.3.1 Edit Bridge Static Route
FIELD | DESCRIPTION |
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Route # | This is the route index number you typed in Menu 12.3 – Bridge Static Route Setup. |
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Route Name | Type a name for the bridge static route for identification purposes. |
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Active | Indicates whether the static route is active (Yes) or not (No). |
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Ether Address | Type the MAC address of the destination computer that you want to bridge the |
| packets to. |
IP Address | If available, type the IP address of the destination computer that you want to bridge |
| the packets to. |
Gateway Node | Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select the number of the remote node (one |
| to eight) that is the gateway of this static route. |
When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.
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