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This guide describes the features of the 3Com
®
SuperStack
®
3 Switch
3226 (3CR17500-91) and 3Com
®
SuperStack
®
3 Switch 3250
(3CR17501-91). It outlines how to use these features to optimize the
performance of your network.
The terms
Switch 3226
and
Switch 3250
are used when referring to the
3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 3226 and 3Com SuperStack 3 Switch 3250.
The term
Switch
is used when referring to information that applies to
both Switches.
Refer to the Management Quick Reference Guide that accompanies your
Switch for details of the specific features your Switch supports.
This guide is intended for the system or network administrator who is
responsible for configuring, using, and managing the Switches. It
assumes a working knowledge of local area network (LAN) operations
and familiarity with communication protocols that are used to
interconnect LANs.
For detailed descriptions of the Web interface operations and the
Command Line Interface (CLI) commands that you require to manage the
Switch please refer to the Management Interface Reference Guide
supplied in HTML format on the CD-ROM that accompanies your Switch
or on the 3Com Web site.
If release notes are shipped with your product and the information there
differs from the information in this guide, follow the instructions in the
release notes.
Most user guides and release notes are available in Adobe Acrobat
Reader Portable Document Format (PDF) or HTML on the 3Com
World Wide Web site:
http://www.3com.com/
Summary of Contents for SUPERSTACK 3 3250
Page 8: ......
Page 20: ...20 CHAPTER 1 SWITCH FEATURES OVERVIEW...
Page 43: ...How STP Works 43 Figure 9 STP configurations...
Page 54: ...54 CHAPTER 6 USING TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT...
Page 66: ...66 CHAPTER 8 SETTING UP VIRTUAL LANS...
Page 70: ...70 CHAPTER 9 USING AUTOMATIC IP CONFIGURATION...
Page 98: ...98 CHAPTER 11 IP ROUTING...
Page 102: ...102 APPENDIX A CONFIGURATION RULES...
Page 106: ...106 APPENDIX B NETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES...
Page 132: ...132 INDEX...