Cabletron Systems 100 Manual De Usuario

 

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Introduction

 

Each dynamic entry includes:

 • An Ethernet MAC address

 • A single port number of the LAN on which the address resides

 • The age of the entry

The SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX stores 8192 dynamic (learned) 
entries in its Bridge Address Table.

 

Port monitoring allows the SmartSTACK 100 ELS100-16TX to 
redirect network traffic (good packets only) from multiple ports to 
the port selected for mirroring, in effect “mirroring” all network 
traffic to this port. This feature allows users who have existing 
investments in external analyzers, external RMON probes, or 
devices like Network General's Distributed Sniffer System

 

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 to 

continue to receive expert analysis and packet decode functions in 
a switched environment -- simply use the port mirroring function 
to mirror switched traffic to the designated “diagnostic” port to 
which the analyzer is attached. 

 

Just as a six lane highway allows you to travel much faster than a 
single lane highway, a network backbone creates high-speed 
connections for your network. In general, a network backbone 
allows you to distribute access to important network resources 
such as file or print servers. Additional SmartSTACK 100 
ELS100-16TX features, such as trunking, Fast Ethernet, and virtual 
workgroups allow you to optimize bandwidth and design a more 
efficient flow for your network traffic.