Cabletron-systems 2000 User Manual download pdf (Page 98)

The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View

2-76 Managing the Hub

3. Enter the new date in a mm/dd/yyyy format, either by highlighting the ﬁeld you

wish to change and using the up and down arrow buttons, or by simply

entering the new value in the appropriate ﬁeld.

4. Click on the OK button to save your changes, or on the Cancel button to

cancel.

Enabling and Disabling Ports

When you disable bridging at a port, you disconnect that portÕs network from the

bridge entirely. The port does not forward any packets, nor does it participate in

Spanning Tree operations. Nodes connected to the network can still communicate

with each other, but they canÕt communicate with the bridge or with other

networks connected to the bridge. When you enable a port, the port moves from

the Disabled state through the Learning and Listening states to the Forwarding

state; bridge port state color codes will change accordingly.

From the Port menus in the SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View, you can enable and

disable any individual ports:

1. Click on the desired Port index. The Port menu will appear.

2. Select Enable to enable the port, or Disable to disable the port. Your port will

now be enabled or disabled as desired.

From the Module menu in the SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View, you can enable or

disable bridging at the device level:

1. Click on the Module Index in the chassis display. The Module menu will

appear.

2. Click on Enable Bridge to restart bridging at the device level, or Disable

Bridge to halt bridging across the entire device.

NOTE

In accordance with Year 2000 compliance requirements, SPECTRUM Element Manager

now displays and allows you to set all dates with four-digit year values.

NOTE

For more information about bridging functions and how to determine the current state of

each bridge port, see the Bridging chapter in the SPECTRUM Element Manager

Tools Guide.

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