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The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View
2-12 Viewing Chassis Information
Selecting a Port Status View
To change the status view of your ports:
1. Click on Port Status on the menu bar at the top of the Chassis View window;
a menu will appear.
2. Drag down (and to the right, if necessary) to select the status information you
want to display. The port text boxes will display the appropriate status
information.
Port status view options are:
Status
You can view four port status categories, as follows:
¥ Bridge Ñ FWD, DIS, LRN, LIS, BLK, BRK, UNK
¥ Bridge Mapping Ñ the physical interface associated with a bridge port
¥ Admin Ñ ON or OFF
¥ Operator Ñ ON or OFF
If you have selected the Bridge status mode, a port is considered:
¥ FWD (Forwarding) if the port is on-line and forwarding packets across the
SmartSwitch 2000 from one network segment to another.
¥ DIS (Disabled) if bridging at the port has been disabled by management; no
trafÞc can be received or forwarded on this port, including conÞguration
information for the bridged topology.
¥ LRN (Learning) if the Forwarding database is being created, or the Spanning
Tree Algorithm is being executed because of a network topology change. The
port is monitoring network trafÞc, and learning network addresses.
¥ LIS (Listening) if the port is not adding information to the Þltering database. It
is monitoring Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) trafÞc while preparing to
move to the forwarding state.
¥ BLK (Blocking) if the port is on-line, but Þltering trafÞc from going across the
SmartSwitch 2000 from one network segment to another. Bridge topology
information will be forwarded by the port.
¥ UNK (Unknown) if the interfaceÕs status cannot be determined.
NOTES
The Bridge and Bridge Mapping status modes will not be supported for devices which
have been conÞgured for SecureFast switching.
Firmware versions 2.01.05 and above support the ability to select SecureFast switching; if
you have a earlier version of Þrmware, contact the Cabletron Systems Global Call Center
for upgrade information. The toggle from traditional bridging to SecureFast switching is
performed via Local Management; see your Local Management documentation for details.