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112 Chapter 6 Setting up bridging
Figure 52 Base tab
Table 42
Table 42 Base tab fields
Field
BridgeAddress MAC address of the bridge when it is referred to in a unique fashion.
NumPorts
Type
Spanning Tree tab
The Spanning Tree tab displays the version of the spanning tree protocol currently
running. If future versions of the IEEE spanning tree protocol are released that are
incompatible with the current version, a new value will be defined.
To view the Spanning Tree tab:
1
From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Bridge.
The Bridge dialog box opens, with the Base tab displayed.
214393-A
describes the Base tab fields.
Description
This address should be the smallest MAC address of all ports that
belong to the bridge. However, it is has to be unique. When
concatenated with dot1dStpPriority, a unique bridge ID is formed that is
then used in the Spanning Tree Protocol.
Number of ports controlled by the bridging entity.
Indicates the type of bridging this bridge can perform. If the bridge is
actually performing a certain type of bridging, this fact will be indicated
by entries in the port table for the given type.
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