3Com 3.01.01 Switch User Manual


 
Managing the MAC Address Table 307
Perform the following configuration in system view.
By default, TFTP transmits files in binary mode.
Downloading Files with TFTP
To download a file, the client sends a request to the TFTP server and receives data
from it, then sends acknowledgement to it. Use the following commands to
download files with TFTP.
Perform the following configuration in system view.
Uploading Files with TFTP
To upload a file, the client sends a request to the TFTP server and transmits data to
it, then receives the acknowledgement from it. Use the following commands to
upload files.
Perform the following configuration in system view.
Managing the MAC
Address Table
The Switch 8800 maintains a MAC address table for fast forwarding of packets. A
table entry includes the MAC address of a device and the port ID of the switch
connected to it. The switch learns dynamic entries when it receives a data frame
from a port (assumed as port A). The switch analyzes the source MAC address and
considers that the packets destined for the source MAC address can be forwarded
through port A. If the MAC address table contains the MAC_SOURCE, the switch
updates the corresponding entry, otherwise, it adds the new MAC address (and
the corresponding forwarding port) as a new entry to the table.
The system forwards the packets whose destination addresses can be found in the
MAC address table. The network device responds after receiving a broadcast
packet and the response contains the MAC address of the device, which the
switch learns and adds in the MAC address table. After this, subsequent packets
destined for the same MAC address can be forwarded directly.
Table 12 Configuring the File Transmission Mode
Operation Command
Configure the file transmission mode tftp { ascii | binary }
Table 13 Downloading Files with TFTP
Operation Command
Download files with TFTP tftp tftp-server get source-file [ dest-file ]
Table 14 Uploading Files with TFTP
Operation Command
Upload files with TFTP tftp tftp-server put source-file [ dest-file ]