Nortel Networks ALTEON OS BMD00007 - Manual (Page 36)

Alteon OS Command Reference
36 „ First-Time Configuration BMD00007, November 2007
8. Turn Spanning Tree Protocol on or off at the prompt:
Enter y to turn off Spanning Tree, or enter n to leave Spanning Tree on.
Setup Part 2: Port Configuration
N OTE – When configuring port options for your switch, some of the prompts and options may
be different.
1. Select the port to configure, or skip port configuration at the prompt:
N OTE – The sample screens that appear in this document might differ slightly from the screens
displayed by your system. Screen content varies based on the type of BladeCenter unit that you
are using and the firmware versions and options that are installed.
If you wish to change settings for individual ports, enter the number of the port you wish to
configure. To skip port configuration, press without specifying any port and go to
“Setup Part 3: VLANs” on page 38 .
2. Configure Gigabit Ethernet port flow parameters.
If you selected a port that has a Gigabit Ethernet connector, the system prompts:
Enter rx to enable receive flow control, tx for transmit flow control, both to enable both, or
none to turn flow control off for the port. To keep the current setting, press .
Spanning Tree:
Current Spanning Tree Group 1 setting: ON
Turn Spanning Tree Group 1 OFF? [y/n]
Port Config:
Enter port (INT1-14, MGT, EXT1-4):
Gig Link Configuration:
Port Flow Control:
Current Port EXT1 flow control setting: both
Enter new value ["rx"/"tx"/"both"/"none"]: