EXP Computer PathBuilder S200 - Manual (Page 32)

28 Bridging
Configuring the PathBuilder S200 Series Switch for Bridging Operation
Hop Count Limit
Range: 0 to 7
Default: 7
Description: Specifies the maximum number of bridges through which a
broadcast frame may pass on the way to its destination.
Largest Frame Size
Range: 516, 1500, 2052, 4472
Default: 2052
Description: Specifies the maximum size of the INFO field that this Bridge
Link can send and receive. The minimum value of this parameter
or of adjacent Bridge Link or values of Largest Frame Size of
bridge wide parameter is used to determine whether a modification
of the Routing Control field of RIF is necessary.
MAC Address Filter Action
Range: NONE, PASS, BLOCK
Default: NONE
Description: Specify how the MAC Address Filter Table is used.
• NONE: No MAC address filtering using the MAC Address
Filter Table is performed for this link.
• PASS: Look in the MAC Address Filter Table for an entry
with a matching MAC frame address and take the filtering
action specified by this filter table. If no matching entry is
found, this value indicates that this frame should be passed.
• BLOCK: Look in the MAC Address Filter Table for an entry
with a matching MAC frame address and take the filtering
action specified by this filter table. If no matching entry is
found, this value indicates that this frame should be blocked.