Cabletron Systems SmartSwitch 6500 User Manual page 53

IP Over ATM and LANE
Never create an ELAN (or ELAN client) with the same subnet as the
Caution
SmartSwitch 6500 Ethernet port.
4. Enter the
show client
SmartCell ZX # show client 1
LANE Client 1
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Client State : Operational
Client Address : 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:14:41:80:00:20:D4:14:41:81:00
LAN Name : Marketing
LECS Addr Source : ILMI
LECS Address : 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:14:41:80:00:20:D4:14:41:80:01
LES Address : 39:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:14:41:80:00:20:D4:14:41:82:02
LAN Type : 802.3
MTU : 1516
IP Address : 90.1.1.1
IP NetMask : 255.255.255.0
SmartCell ZX #
While creating an ELAN client for the switch is not absolutely necessary, it does
Note
provide management connectivity with the switch over its ATM ports (instead of
the Ethernet port). See Chapter 5, "Routing." Section 5.5 for information about
how to reach switches not directly connected to the Ethernet network.
5. Physically connect your end nodes and edge devices to the SmartSwitch 6500 ports.
Configure the ATM interface or adapter for all end nodes and edge devices. Typically, configuration
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consists of specifying LAN Emulation as the connection type, assigning the device an IP address that
corresponds to the subnet of the switch's client, and indicating that you want the device to either
acquire the LECS address through ILMI or use the Well Known Address as the address for the
LECS. For details on the SmartSwitch 6500 automatic addressing scheme for LANE, see
Section 3.2.1.
As each end device registers with the LES and BUS, messages are sent to the event log of the
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SmartSwitch 6500 containing the LECS. You can check connectivity by pinging between end nodes.
If configured devices fail to join the ELAN, see Chapter 5, "Routing." Section 5.3.
Note
Also, see Chapter 9, "Troubleshooting."
Your ELAN is now operational. Additional ELANs can be created in the same way.
Note While it is possible for a single ELAN on the SmartSwitch 6500 switch to support
multiple subnets, in general, switch performance is best (and management easiest)
when the "One-subnet-per-ELAN" rule is observed.
command verify that the client is operational.
Creating an Emulated LAN
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