EXP Computer PathBuilder S200 - Manual (Page 7)

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Bridging Features and Capabilities .............................................................. 5
Token Ring LAN ...................................................................................... 6
Ethernet LAN ........................................................................................... 8
Mixed LAN Bridging ............................................................................... 10
MAC Addressing ..................................................................................... 11
LLC2 Local Termination .......................................................................... 12
Autolearn for Local Termination .............................................................. 13
Filtering .................................................................................................... 14
Spanning Tree Protocol ............................................................................ 15
Dual Ethernet LANs ................................................................................. 16
Basic Remote Bridging Examples ................................................................ 17
Bridge Hardware Components in PathBuilder S200 Series Switches .......... 19
Setting Up WAN Operation for Bridging ..................................................... 20
Configuring the PathBuilder S200 Series Switch for Bridging Operation ... 22
Bridge Parameters .................................................................................... 23
Bridge Link Parameters ............................................................................ 27
LAN Connection Table ............................................................................ 32
Limiting Bridge Frame Sizes ................................................................... 36
Configuring Translational Bridging ......................................................... 38
Source Route Bridging for Token Ring LANs ............................................. 40
Bridge Frame Handling ............................................................................ 41
Source Route Bridging Operation ............................................................ 42
Configuring Source Route Bridging Operation ....................................... 45
Connecting a Station to a Server in Source Route Bridging .................... 47
Transparent Bridging for Ethernet LANs ..................................................... 53
Forwarder Database and Spanning Tree .................................................. 58
Using Filters ............................................................................................. 59
Transparent Bridge Configuration Parameters ......................................... 61
Bridge Filtering ............................................................................................ 62
MAC Address Filtering ............................................................................ 63
MAC Address Filtering Examples ........................................................... 67
Identifying Address Links for MAC Addressing ..................................... 72
MAC Wildcard Filtering .......................................................................... 73
Configuring the MAC Address Filter Table ............................................. 74
Protocol Filtering ..................................................................................... 78
Configuring the Protocol Filter Table ...................................................... 79
NetBIOS Name Filtering .......................................................................... 84
Configuring NetBIOS Name Filtering ..................................................... 86
NetBIOS Name Filtering Statistics .......................................................... 92
NetBIOS Packet Formats ......................................................................... 93
Spanning Tree Protocol Entity (STPE) ......................................................... 94
STPE Parameter Setting Considerations .................................................. 97
Spanning Tree Timers .............................................................................. 103
Bridge Forward Delay Timer ................................................................... 105
LLC2 Local Termination .............................................................................. 108
Configuring Local Termination ................................................................ 114
Deleting LT Configuration Records ......................................................... 121
Mixed LAN Operation ................................................................................. 122
Dual LAN Ethernet ....................................................................................... 125
LAN Server Subsystem ................................................................................ 128
Configuring the LSS Record .................................................................... 130