Chapter 5
Using the Hub
This chapter discusses how to use the available commands and LED indicators
to operate the LinkBuilder FDDI Workgroup Hub. This includes:
Getting Hub Information
To get information about data flow on the FDDI ring through the hub, enter the
show commands described in this section.
NOTE: You can abbreviate the display command show as sh.
Show Hub Configuration
To display the configuration of the attachment ports on the port module in slot
1, enter the show attach command. An example of the resulting display is
shown in Figure 5-1.
>sh attach
Figure 5-1. Display of Attachment Port Configuration
Show MAC Frame Statistics
To display the raw frame statistics for the hub's MAC, enter the show fstats
command. An example of the resulting display is shown in Figure 5-2.
Getting information about hub operation
Interpreting LED behavior
Using miscellaneous commands
Current configuration is:
Initialize attachment as:
Using the Hub
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