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Table 1 contains the following columns:
● 1st column
Shows that the settings are valid for all ports of table 2
● Threshold Value / Remote Reaction / Local Reaction
Make the required settings.
● Copy to Table
If you click the button, the setting is adopted for all ports of table 2
Table 2 contains the following columns:
● Port
Shows the available ports.
● Setting
Specify how the port handles loop detection frames. Select one of the following options
from the drop-down list:
Note
Test frames create additional network load. We recommend that you only configure
individual switches, for example at branch points of the ring, as "Sender" and the others
as "Forwarder".
– Sender
– Forwarder
– blocked
● Threshold
By entering a number, specify the number of received loop detection frames as of which
a loop is assumed.
● Remote reaction
Specify how the port will react if a remote loop occurs. Select one of the two options from
the drop-down list:
– No action: A loop has no effect on the port.
– Disable: The port is blocked.
● Local reaction
Specify how the port will react if a local loop occurs. Select one of the two options from
the drop-down list:
– No action: A loop has no effect on the port.
– Disable: The port is blocked
● Status
This box shows whether loop detection is enabled or disabled for this port.
● Source port
Shows the output port of the loop detection frame that triggered the last reaction.
SCALANCE XB-200 Web Based Management
Configuration Manual, 04/2015, C79000-G8976-C360-02
Loop detection frames are sent out and forwarded.
Loop detection frames from other devices are forwarded.
The forwarding of loop detection frames is blocked.
Configuring with Web Based Management
5.5 The "Layer 2" menu
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