Disabled State - D-Link DGS-3308FG User Manual

8-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch User's Guide
A port in the forwarding state does the following:
Forwards packets received from the network segment to which it is attached.
Forwards packets sent from another port on the switch for forwarding.
Incorporates station location information into its address database.
Receives BPDUs and directs them to the system CPU.
Receives and responds to network management messages.

Disabled State

A port in the disabled state does not participate in frame forwarding or STP. A port in the disabled state is virtually non-
operational.
A disabled port does the following:
Discards packets received from the network segment to which it is attached.
Discards packets sent from another port on the switch for forwarding.
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