Switch Configuration Screen Fields - Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus 9T125-08 Reference Manual

9T125-08 Module Specific Information
Switch Configuration Screen Fields
The following information briefly explains each Switch Configuration Screen
field.
Bridge Address
Displays the MAC Address of the bridge.
Bridge Priority Label
Allows you to enter a hexadecimal number that identifies the write-able portion
of the Bridge ID, i.e., the first two octets of the Bridge ID. Valid bridge priority
labels range from 0000 to FFFF.
Bridge Path Cost
Allows you to enter (as a hexadecimal number) the cost of the path to the root as
seen from the specified bridge. Valid bridge path costs range from 00000001 to
0FFFFFFF.
Bridging Interfaces
Displays the total number of bridging interfaces on the selected module.
Type of STA (Toggle)
Allows you to set the method that bridges use to decide which bridge is the
controlling (Root) bridge when two or more bridges exist in parallel (Spanning
Tree Algorithm). Valid entries include IEEE and NONE. Press the Space Bar to
toggle to the desired value.
All bridges in a network must use the same Spanning Tree protocol. The IEEE
protocol has a unique format for its Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDU). Trying
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to mix STA protocols results in an unstable network.
CAUTION
Novell Xlat (Toggle)
Specifies the type of address swapping for Novell translation. Novell Xlat is one
of the following:
• NONE - Address swapping is disabled
• DLC - Bit reversal of the datalink destination address and source address
• LLC - Bit reversal of Netware payload-based MAC addresses
Press the Space Bar to toggle to the desired value. You must SAVE your choice for
it to affect Novell translation.
Interface
Lists each bridge interface on the selected module: FNB, TR1, and TR2.
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