Configuring Bridging; Operating Parameters - D-Link DES-6300 User Manual

Modular L3 Ethernet Switch User's Guide
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Dedicated – A link allocated for broadcast and unknown frames is not used for
unicast

Configuring Bridging

This section describes the Bridge menu and its options, including unicast and multicast routing,
spanning tree and rapid spanning tree settings, MAC multicast routing, and traffic control.
Once a VLAN is defined, bridging is performed within the VLAN. For example if a DECnet VLAN is
defined on ports 1 and 2, DECnet packets into port 1 are bridged to port 2 and DECnet packets into
port 2 are bridged to port 1.

Operating Parameters

The Operating Parameters window allows you to define general parameters for bridging.
To display the Bridge Operating Parameters window:
♦ Select Bridge > Operating Parameters. The Bridge Operating Parameters window opens:
Figure 6- 65. Bridge Operating Parameters window
The Bridge Operating Parameters window displays the following fields:
♦ Bridge Address – The device MAC address.
♦ Bridge Type – Types of bridging the device can perform. This is a read only field, whose value
is Transparent Only.
♦ Forwarding Table Aging Time – The user-defined number of seconds the learned entries
remain in the Forwarding Table. The counter is reset each time the entry is used. After this
time, entries are deleted from the table. There is a minimum 10-second period.
To edit the Forwarding Table Aging Time field:
1. Display the Bridge Operating Parameters window.
2. Edit the Forwarding Table Aging Time field.
3. Click . When the Status field displays "Finished!", the fields are confirmed as modified.
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