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Type a to toggle the port’s auto-negotiation
status to enabled or disabled, as desired.
The port’s auto-negotiation ability is
changed.
The auto-negotiation status is displayed at the
top of the screen.
Configuring RMON Parameters
This menu allows you to view and configure RMON (remote
monitoring) information.
∆ Note: RMON is a standard for monitoring and
reporting network activity using remote monitors.
It allows a management system to remotely moni-
tor the IntraSwitch 5212 for diagnostic purposes.
See Appendix B, “Supported MIBs” for a detailed
description of each group of RMON that is sup-
ported by the IntraSwitch 5212.
▲ Important! See Chapter 7, “Advanced Man-
agement,” for information on using RMON.
Configuring MAC Forwarding Table
Parameters
This menu allows you to view and search for addresses in the
IntraSwitch 5212’s MAC Forwarding Table.
The IntraSwitch 5212 checks the source and destination
addresses as packets pass through it and records the
information in the table. The IntraSwitch 5212 uses the
information in this table to decide whether a frame should be
forwarded or filtered.
∆ Note: The IntraSwitch 5212’s MAC address
table holds a maximum of 1024 entries.
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