Cabletron Systems TSX-1620 User Manual

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Enabling and Disabling Ports3-40Using the TSX-1620 Bridge ViewYou 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 boxes.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.The procedures for enabling and disabling Source Routing bridge ports areslightly different from the procedures used to enable and disable for TransparentBridge ports. The SPMA Bridge application also gives you the option ofsimultaneously disabling both Source Route and Transparent ports on an SRTbridge.Enabling and Disabling a Transparent Bridge PortTo enable or disable a Transparent bridge port:1. In the Bridge Traffic View, display the Port menu by clicking mouse button 3 ina Bridge Port box. Select the port that connects to the network that you wantto enable or disable.2. 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 box turns blue.When you enable a Transparent bridge port, the port’s color changes to indicateNOTEEnabling and disabling a port changes its Port Status, not its Port State. An enabled portis able to participate in bridging and Spanning Tree operations. A disabled port on aTransparent bridge does not participate in bridging or Spanning Tree operations.