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CSX200 and 400 Chassis View
2-12 Managing the Device
Management for the CSX200/400 through SPELÕs Chassis View is comprised of
source address location, viewing interface statistics, and enabling and disabling
ports.
Using the Find Source Address Feature
You can select the Find Source Address option to discover which bridging
interface a speciÞed source MAC address is communicating through. When you
select the Find Source Address option, a search is made of the 802.1d Bridge
Filtering Database to discover the bridge interface associated with the address
that you specify. If the search is successful, the corresponding interface will ßash
in the Chassis View window. For more information on the Filtering Database and
bridging in general, refer to the bridging chapter in your SPECTRUM Element
Manager Tools Guide.
Use the Find Source Address feature as follows:
1. Click to display the D
evice pull-down menu.
2. Drag to Find Source Address.... The following window will appear.
Figure 2-6. Find Source Address Window
3. In the text field in the middle of the window, enter a valid MAC address in Hex
format and then click OK.
If the address is found in the 802.1d Bridge Filtering Database, the port through
which the address is communicating will ßash in the front panel Chassis View
display.
If the address is not found in the Filtering Database, a separate window will
appear with a ÒCanÕt Find Source AddressÓ message.
Viewing I/F Summary Information
The I/F Summary menu option available from the Device menu lets you view
statistics for the trafÞc processed by each network interface on your device. The