Configuring and managing ports and VLANs 101Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Configuration GuideTo cycle the display to the next set of statistics, press the Spacebar. In this example, packet statistics aredisplayed next:(For information about the fields in the output, see the Nortel WLAN Security Switch 2300 Series CommandLine Reference.)Configuring load-sharing port groupsA port group is a set of physical ports that function together as a single link and provide load sharing and linkredundancy. Only network ports can participate in a port group.You can configure up to 16 ports in a port group, in any combination of ports. The port numbers do not need tobe contiguous and you can use 10/100 Ethernet ports and gigabit Ethernet ports in the same port group.Load sharingA WSS balances the port group traffic among the group’s physical ports by assigning traffic flows to portsbased on the traffic’s source and destination MAC addresses. The switch assigns a traffic flow to an individualport and uses the same port for all subsequent traffic for that flow.Link redundancyA port group ensures link stability by providing redundant connections for the same link. If an individual portin a group fails, the WSS reassigns traffic to the remaining ports. When the failed port starts operating again,the WSS begins using it for new traffic flows. Traffic that belonged to the port before it failed continues to beassigned to other ports.Configuring a port groupTo configure a port group, use the following command:set port-group name group-name port-list mode {on | off}Enter a name for the group and the ports contained in the group.The mode parameter adds or removes ports for a group that is already configured. To modify a group:• Adding ports—Enter the ports you want to add, then enter mode on.• Removing ports—Enter the ports you want to remove, then enter mode off.Port Status Rx Unicast Rx NonUnicast Tx Unicast Tx NonUnicast1 Up 54620 62144 68318 62556Note. Do not use dashes or hyphens in a port group name. WSS Software will notdisplay or save the port group.
