3Com 3C16710 Switch User Manual


 
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Check the settings on your terminal or emulator. The
parity must be set to
none
, the stop bit
1
and the
character size
8
. The management facility’s
autoconfiguration works only with speeds from 1200
to
19200
baud.
The Telnet management station cannot access
the device.
Check the hub’s IP address, subnet mask
and default router are correctly configured, see
“Giving the Hub an IP Address” on page 4-7
, and the
device has been reset. Ensure that you enter the IP
address correctly when invoking the Telnet facility
.
You forget your password.
Another user with
security
access level can log in
using VT100, delete your user name, and create a
new user name, with a new password for you, see
“Configuring Users” on page 5-17
.
If you know your community string, you can log in
using Quick Config Manager and initialize the
device, see
“Initializing the Hub” on page 4-11
. This
returns all configuration information, including
passwords, to the default values.
Alternatively, another user with
security
access level
can log in and initialize the device.
Problems When Using
an IP/IPX-
ba
sed
Ma
nagement
Ap
plication
The IP/IPX-based management application
cannot access the device.
Check that:
The hub’s IP address, subnet mask and default
router are correctly configured, see
“Giving the
Hub an IP Address” on page 4-7
.
The hub has been reset, see
“Resetting the Hub”
on page 4-11
.
The hub’s IP address is correctly recorded by the
IP/IPX-based management application. For
information on how to do this, refer to the
documentation accompanying the application.
Traps are not received by the IP/IPX-based
management application.
Check that the address
of the management station is entered in the hub’s
trap table, see
“Setting Up Traps” on page 5-12
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