SMC Networks SMC7724M Management Manual page 70

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ONFIGURING THE
• Path Cost – This parameter is used by the STA to determine the best
path between devices. Therefore, lower values should be assigned to
ports attached to faster media, and higher values assigned to ports with
slower media. (Path cost takes precedence over port priority.)
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• Fast Forward – Since end-nodes cannot cause forwarding loops, they
can pass directly through to the forwarding state. Fast Forward can
achieve quicker convergence for end-node workstations and servers,
and also overcome other STA related timeout problems. (Remember
that Fast Forward should only be enabled for ports connected to an
end-node device.)
Web Interface
Click STA/STA Trunk Information or STA Port Information.
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WITCH
Range:
- Ethernet: 50-600
- Fast Ethernet: 10-60
- Gigabit Ethernet: 3-10
Default:
- Ethernet - half duplex: 100; full duplex: 95; trunk: 90
- Fast Ethernet - half duplex: 19; full duplex: 18; trunk: 15
- Gigabit Ethernet - full duplex: 4; trunk: 3