7.7 Configuring ARPing-IP.................................................................................................................................7-13

7.7.1 Establishing the Configuration Task....................................................................................................7-13

7.7.2 Checking the IP Address by Using ARPing-IP....................................................................................7-14

7.8 Maintaining ARP...........................................................................................................................................7-14

7.8.1 Clearing ARP Statistics........................................................................................................................7-15

7.8.2 Monitoring the Running Status of ARP...............................................................................................7-15

7.8.3 Debugging ARP...................................................................................................................................7-16

7.9 Configuration Examples................................................................................................................................7-16

7.9.1 Example for Configuring ARP.............................................................................................................7-16

7.9.2 Example for Configuring Routed Proxy ARP......................................................................................7-19

7.9.3 Example for Configuring Inter-VLAN Proxy ARP.............................................................................7-21

7.9.4 Example for Configuring Layer 2 Topology Detection.......................................................................7-24

8 MSTP Configuration.................................................................................................................8-1

8.1 Overview of STP, RSTP, and MSTP..............................................................................................................8-2

8.2 MSTP Features Supported by the S9300........................................................................................................ 8-4

8.3 Adding an S9300 to a Specified MST Region................................................................................................8-8

8.3.1 Establishing the Configuration Task......................................................................................................8-9

8.3.2 Setting the Operation Mode of the S9300..............................................................................................8-9

8.3.3 Configuring the MST Region...............................................................................................................8-10

8.3.4 Activating the Configuration of an MST Region.................................................................................8-11

8.3.5 (Optional) Configuring an S9300 as a Root Switch or Secondary Root Switch..................................8-11

8.3.6 (Optional) Setting the Priority of an S9300 in a Specified MSTI........................................................8-12

8.3.7 Enabling MSTP....................................................................................................................................8-13

8.3.8 Checking the Configuration.................................................................................................................8-13

8.4 Setting MSTP parameters..............................................................................................................................8-14

8.4.1 Establishing the Configuration Task....................................................................................................8-15

8.4.2 Setting MSTP Network Parameters of the S9300................................................................................8-15

8.4.3 Setting MSTP Parameters of an Interface............................................................................................8-17

8.4.4 Switching an Interface to the MSTP Mode..........................................................................................8-19

8.4.5 Setting the Format of MSTP Packets...................................................................................................8-19

8.4.6 Configuring Fast Transition Mechanism on an Interface.....................................................................8-20

8.4.7 Checking the Configuration.................................................................................................................8-21

8.5 Configuring MSTP Protection......................................................................................................................8-21

8.5.1 Establishing the Configuration Task....................................................................................................8-22

8.5.2 Configuring BPDU Protection on the S9300.......................................................................................8-22

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Configuration Guide - Ethernet

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