3com 2200 User Manual

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The system uses the IP address when it broadcasts packets to other stations 
on the same subnet. In particular, the system uses this address for sending 
RIP updates. By default, the system uses a directed broadcast (all 1s in 
the host field).

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The system uses this number, between 1 and 15, when calculating route 
metrics. Unless your network has special requirements, you should assign a 
cost of 1 to all interfaces.

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A single interface might contain several bridge ports. All of the ports 
corresponding to one interface share the same IP address, subnet mask, 
broadcast address, and cost. The Switch 2200 contains 17 ports: 1 FDDI 
and 16 Ethernet.

Be sure that the port to which your management station is attached is 
included in an interface. 

You can display a table that shows all IP interfaces configured for the 
system, including their parameter settings. 

To display IP interface information, enter the following command from the 
Administration Console top-level menu:

As shown in this example, the current configuration is displayed. 
It contains IP forwarding and RIP information as well as the IP interface 
information.

system
ethernet
fddi
bridge

➧

ip
snmp
analyzer
script
logout

➧

interface
route
arp
rip
ping
statistics

➧

display
define
modify
remove