Configuring An Fe-100Tx Interface - Cabletron Systems 2208 User Manual

Chapter 5: Local Management
Advertised Ability (Selectable)
During auto-negotiation, the FE-100TX sends information about its
capability to the device at the other end of the segment. The capabilities of
a port with an FE-100TX installed are 10BASE-T, 10BASE-TFD (full
duplex mode), 100BASE-TX and 100BASE-TXFD (full duplex mode).
In normal operation, with all capabilities enabled, the FE-100TX
"advertises" that it has the ability to operate in any mode. The Network
Manager may choose to set up the port so that only a portion of the
available capabilities are advertised and the others are disabled. For
example, only 100BASE-TX and 100BASE-TXFD might be enabled so
that only devices that operate at 100 Mbps can communicate with that
port. Section 5.11.3 describes how to enable or disable advertised modes.
Flow Control Admin Status (Selectable)
This setting controls whether or not the switch will send a jam out all
ports when there is too much traffic for the switch to process. The jam
will clear the ports and enable the switch to process the current frame
information. It will enable the optional ports, 7 and 8, to continue to pass
traffic, giving those two ports priority. Section 5.11.3 describes the how to
enable or disable advertised modes.
5.11.1 Configuring an FE-100TX Interface
In normal operation, a port with an FE-100TX interface automatically
establishes a link with the device at the other end of the segment and no
user setup is required. Section 5.11.2 and Section 5.11.3 provide
instructions for manually configuring the port with an FE-100TX
installed.
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