Switch configuration screen fields – Cabletron Systems 9F426-03 User Manual
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9F426-03 Module Specific Information
Switch Configuration Screen Fields
The following information briefly explains each Switch Configuration Screen
field.
Type of STA
(Toggle)
Allows you to set the method that bridges use to decide which bridge is the
controlling (Root) bridge when two or more bridges exist in parallel (Spanning
Tree Algorithm). Press the
Space
Bar
to toggle to the desired value. Valid types
are:
•
DEC
•
IEEE
•
NONE (
default
)
MAC Address
Lists the hardware address of each listed interface.
State
Displays the current state of each listed interface. The possible interface states
include:
Disabling:
Management has disabled this interface. No traffic can be received
or forwarded while the interface is disabled.
Learning:
The bridge is learning this interface’s network addresses. The
bridge enters the learning state when the Transparent Database is
created (during start-up or after being deleted), or when the
Spanning Tree Algorithm detects a network topology change.
Listening:
The bridge is not adding information to the Transparent Database.
The bridge is monitoring BPDU traffic while preparing to move
from the learning to the forwarding state.
Forwarding:
The bridge is on-line and this interface is forwarding traffic.
Blocking:
This interface will not forward any traffic through the bridge.
Status
(Toggle)
Allows you to set the forwarding status of the listed interface. Press the
Space Bar
to toggle to the desired value. Valid values are:
•
ENABLED (
default
)
•
DISABLED