3Com LANPLEX 6000 User Manual page 167

Top-Level Menu
system
display
ethernet
mode
fddi
ipFragmentation
tokenring
ipxSnapTranslation
bridge
trFDDIMode
ip
addressThreshold
snmp
agingTime
analyzer
stpState
script
stpPriority
logout
stpMaxAge
stpHelloTime
stpForwardDelay
srBridgeNumber
port
packetFilter
You can mix bridging modes within your system.
To set the bridging mode for the ESM, EFSM, or TRSM:
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
bridge mode
2 Enter the number(s) of the slot(s) for the bridges in the system.
a If the slot number you entered contains an ESM or EFSM you are
prompted for a mode value as shown below:
Enter new value (express,transparent) [transparent]:
b If the slot number you entered contains a TRSM you are prompted for a
mode value as shown below:
Enter new value (transparent,srt,sr) [transparent]:
3 To turn on Express Switching mode for the ESM or EFSM, enter:
express
To turn on transparent bridging mode for the ESM or EFSM, enter:
transparent
4 To turn on Source Route/Transparent mode for the TRSM, enter:
srt
To turn on Source Route bridging mode for the TRSM, enter:
sr
To turn on transparent bridging mode for the TRSM, enter:
transparent
If you are enabling Express Switching, you are prompted for a backbone
port through which to forward the packets received on Ethernet ports.
5 Enter the backbone port type (Ethernet or FDDI).
6 Enter the port number through which Express packets will be forwarded.
Setting the Bridging Mode 12-5