NETGEAR GSM7252PS - ProSafe 52 Ports Gigabit Ethernet L2 Managed Stackable Switch User Manual page 551

ProSafe® Gigabit L3 Managed Stackable Switches Software Administration Manual
The following table describes the detailed port information displayed on the screen. To view
information about a different port, select the port number from the Interface menu.
Use the buttons at the bottom of the page to perform the following actions:
• Click Clear to clear all the counters. This resets all statistics for this port to the default
values.
• Click Refresh to refresh the data on the screen and display the most current statistics.
Table 7-112.
Field
ifIndex
Port Type
Port Channel ID
Port Role
STP Mode
STP State
Admin Mode
LACP Mode
Description
This object indicates the ifIndex of the interface table entry associated with
this port on an adapter.
For normal ports this field will be 'normal.' Otherwise the possible values
are:
•
Mirrored - This port is a participating in port mirroring as a mirrored port.
Look at the Port Mirroring screens for more information.
•
Probe - This port is a participating in port mirroring as the probe port.
Look at the Port Mirroring screens for more information.
•
Trunk Member - The port is a member of a Link Aggregation trunk. Look
at the Port Channel screens for more information.
If the port is a member of a port channel, the port channel's interface ID and
name are shown. Otherwise "Disable" is shown.
Each MST Bridge Port that is enabled is assigned a Port Role for each
spanning tree. The port role will be one of the following values: Root Port,
Designated Port, Alternate Port, Backup Port, Master Port or Disabled Port.
The Spanning Tree Protocol Administrative Mode associated with the port or
Port Channel. The possible values are:
•
Enable - Spanning tree is enabled for this port.
•
Disable - Spanning tree is disabled for this port.
The port's current state Spanning Tree state. This state controls what action
a port takes on receipt of a frame. If the bridge detects a malfunctioning port
it will place that port into the broken state. The other five states are defined
in IEEE 802.1D:
• Disabled
• Blocking
•
Listening
•
Learning
•
Forwarding
•
Broken
The Port control administration state. The port must be enabled in order for it
to be allowed into the network. The factory default is enabled.
Indicates the Link Aggregation Control Protocol administration state. The
mode must be enabled in order for the port to participate in Link
Aggregation.
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