Cabletron Systems CSX200 User Manual

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Using the Detail View Window3-9CSX Bridge ViewBlocking This port is not forwarding or receiving traffic (andtherefore no physical address information is added to theFiltering Database) nor is it sending or receiving BPDUs.A port will enter the blocking state for two reasons: if itreceives information that another bridge is thedesignated bridge to the network segment to which thisport is attached, or immediately after it has been enabledby management.Listening This state is entered from the blocking state when theSTA determines that this port should participate in framerelay. The port is processing BPDUs, but is not yetforwarding or receiving traffic or adding information tothe Filtering Database.Learning The port is processing BPDUs, but is not yet relayingpackets. The port is adding address information to theFiltering Database.Forwarding A port enters this state from the Learning state. The portis relaying frames and processing BPDUs. A port in thisstate can enter the Disabled state by management.Broken If the port is malfunctioning, this value will display inthe State field.This two-state button is active when you have bridge statistics displayed in theBridge Port entries (i.e., when Frames is selected); otherwise, it is grayed. Whenyou click on Delta, the Forward field in the Bridge Port entries displays the totalnumber of frames forwarded by this bridge port to another port on the bridgeduring the last polling interval. When you click on Percentage, the Forward fieldin the Bridge Port entries displays the percentage of all frames received by theport from its network segment that were also forwarded to another port on thebridge during the last polling interval.The Detail View button lets you take a closer look at traffic between two, three, orfour selected bridge ports. The Detail View button is grayed unless you have atleast two bridge ports selected. For complete instructions on how to use the DetailView, see the next section.Using the Detail View WindowThe Detail View provides port-level information on any two, three, or four ports.To open the Detail View: