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Using the Token Ring Bridge and Port Configuration Windows 2-69
Bridging
packets are sent to the destination station if
the sending station does not receive a
response to a test packet.
Source Route/STE Indicates that the bridge forwards packets so
they do not know the route or the devices
they pass through to reach their destination.
STE (Spanning Tree Explorer) packets are
sent to the destination station if the sending
station does not receive a response to a test
packet.
Transparent/Transparent Indicates that the two network segments are
connected so that a single data route exists
between any two end stations. Explorer
frames have no embedded routing
information
To set the Bridge number or the Virtual Ring Number in the Bridge ConÞguration
window:
1. Click in the Bridge Number or the Virtual Ring Number field in the upper
portion of the Bridge Configuration window. Enter a hexadecimal value
between 0 and F in the Bridge Number field, or a hexadecimal value between
001 and FFF in the Virtual Ring Number field.
2. Click on Set to apply the change, or click on Cancel to exit the window without
applying the change.
To set the Ring Number in the Port ConÞguration window:
1. Click in the Ring Number field in the upper portion of the Port Configuration
window. Enter a hexadecimal value between 001 and FFF.
2. Click on Set to apply the change, or click on Cancel to exit the window without
applying the change.
To set the Port Mode, Novell Translation, or Ring Speed globally for all bridge
interfaces on a device in the Bridge ConÞguration window or for an individual
interface in the Port ConÞguration window:
1. Click on the empty option button adjacent to one of the choices in the selected
field. When the option button is filled ( ), the selected choice will be enabled.
2. Click on Set to apply the change, or click on Cancel to exit the window without
applying the change.
WARNING
If the ports on the selected bridge have different conÞgurations, none of these options are
selected. Do not select any of these options unless you want to set all ports on the selected
bridge to a single mode.