3Com LANPLEX 6000 User Manual page 48

3-2 C 3: C M A T T S
HAPTER ONFIGURING ANAGEMENT CCESS O HE YSTEM
Using an IP Through the LMM+'s Ethernet port, you can rlogin or telnet to the
Interface Administration Console. A unique IP address on a separate IP network from
the in-band network is used to identify this interface. This connection is
faster than the serial port, and it allows you to connect to the
Administration Console using TCP/IP from a host.
You can also rlogin or telnet to the Administration Console using the first
LMM+ FDDI MAC. The SNMP agent(s) can be accessed through this
interface as well. A unique IP address is used to identify this interface. By
default, the first LMM+ FDDI MAC (FDDI MAC 1) is placed on the primary
FDDI path. Therefore, it is possible for stations connected to either the ESM
Ethernet ports, EFSM Ethernet/FDDI ports, or FCM FDDI ports to access the
Administration Console through the FDDI MAC 1.
In-band or If you manage your LANplex system and its attached LANs over the same
Out-of-band? network that carries your regular data traffic, then you are managing your
network in-band. This is often the most convenient and inexpensive way to
access your LANplex system. The disadvantage, however, of using in-band
management is that if your data network is faulty, you may not be able to
diagnose the problem because the management requests are sent over the
same network. If you are using a dedicated network for management data,
then you are managing your network out-of-band.
If Spanning Tree is enabled and the port is in the blocking state, in-band
management is not functional.