Cabletron Systems CSX200 User Manual

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CSX Bridge View3-44Enabling and Disabling PortsYou can change values for the following polling interval fields:Device InfoSpecifies the time, in seconds, that SPMA waits before updating the Front Panelinformation (Uptime, Location, and so forth) in the Bridge Traffic View.Bridge Port Display InfoSpecifies the time, in seconds, that SPMA waits before updating statistical andstatus information in the Bridge Traffic View port display entries.Enabling and Disabling PortsWhen you disable a bridge port, you disconnect that port’s network from thebridge entirely. Nodes connected to the network can still communicate with eachother, but they can’t communicate with the bridge and other networks connectedto the bridge.In Transparent bridges, the disabled port does not forward any packets, nor doesit participate in Spanning Tree operations. When you enable a port on aTransparent bridge, the port moves from the Disabled state through the Blocking,Learning, and Listening states to the Forwarding state.Enabling and Disabling a Transparent Bridge PortTo enable or disable a Transparent bridge port:1. In the Bridge Traffic View, select a bridge port by clicking mouse button 1onthe entry for it. Select the port that connects to the network that you want toenable or disable.2. Click button 3 on the Port Menu button to display the Bridge Port menu.3. In the Port menu, click button 3 on Enable or Disable, drag right toTransparent, and release.When you disable a Transparent bridge port, the port’s display entry turns blue.When you enable a Transparent bridge port, the port’s color changes to indicatethe forwarding threshold range. (Port color codes are only active if the Color boxis selected in the Forwarding Thresholds window. Color codes are on by default.)