Cabletron Systems 9A100 User Manual

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SmartSwitch 9A100 User Guide 3-5

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Enter the

show client

command to make certain that the client is operational.

SmartSwitch # show client 1

LANE Client 1

============================================================================

Client State : Operational

Client Address : 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:14:41:80:00:20:D4:14:41:81:00

LAN Name : Marketing

LECS Addr Source : ILMI

LECS Address : 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:14:41:80:00:20:D4:14:41:80:01

LES Address : 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:14:41:80:00:20:D4:14:41:82:02

LAN Type : 802.3

MTU : 1516

IP Address : 90.1.1.1

IP NetMask : 255.255.255.0

SmartSwitch #

Note

While creating an ELAN client for the switch is not absolutely necessary, it does
provide management connectivity with the switch over its ATM ports (instead of
the Ethernet port). See Chapter 4, “Switch Administration” for information about
how to reach switches not directly connected to the Ethernet network.

Physically connect your end nodes and edge devices to the SmartSwitch 9A100 ports.

Configure the ATM interface or adapter for all end nodes and edge devices. Typically, configuration
consists of specifying LAN Emulation as the protocol, assigning the device an IP address that
corresponds to the subnet of the switch’s client, and indicating that you want the device to either
acquire the LECS address through ILMI or use the Well Known Address as the address for the
LECS. For details on the SmartSwitch 9A100 automatic addressing scheme for LANE, see
Section 3.2.1.

As each end device registers with the LES and BUS, messages are sent to the event log of the
SmartSwitch 9A100 containing the LECS. You can check connectivity by pinging between end
nodes.

Note

If configured devices fail to join the ELAN, see Chapter 4, Section 4.2.2, “UNI
Routes.” Also, see Chapter 5, Section 5.2, “Troubleshooting LAN Emulation.”

Your ELAN is now operational. Additional ELANs can be created in the same way. See Chapter 4, “Switch
Administration,” for information about SmartSwitch 9A100 switch operations and maintenance.

Note

While it is possible for a single ELAN on the SmartSwitch 9A100 switch to
support multiple subnets, in general, switch performance is best (and management
easiest) when the “One-subnet-per-ELAN” rule is observed.