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5. Highlight the setting under the "SwitchingMode" column to
adjust the switching method for the chosen port. Press
<ENTER> to use the arrow keys to cycle through
Cut-through (CT), Store-and-forward (S&F), Adaptive cut-
through (A-CT) or Fragment-free (FgFree) modes. Press
<ENTER> again to confirm the choice.
6. Highlight the setting under the "FlowControl" column for
the chosen port and press <ENTER> to use the arrow keys to
toggle between enabling and disabling Flow Control for the
port. Flow Control allows a port that is receiving data to
signal the sender when its buffer is full, thereby ending the
transmission.** Press <ENTER> again to confirm the choice.
*Note: Auto-Negotiation will appear as a choice under the "Duplex" column
only for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports. If a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX port
is not being used, its default duplex setting will appear as Half. When
a connection is made, the port will default to Auto.
**Note: The type of flow control employed by the TigerSwitch 100 uses packet
collisions as the method by which the receiving port signals the sender.
Therefore, because collisions do not occur in full-duplex mode, Flow
Control does not operate in ports configured in full-duplex.
In addition, when Flow Control is enabled for the 100BASE-FX ports,
the allowable cable run distance is decreased from 412 m to 180 m in
half-duplex mode. (See "Connecting 100BASE-FX ports" in Chapter 3).
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