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Summary of Contents for LB5000A

Page 1: ...1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Copyright 1996 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...6 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mail order Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION AUGUST 1996 LB5000A E...

Page 3: ...rico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante 7 El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricant...

Page 4: ...ter Corporation IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation IPX is a trademark and Novell is a registered trademark of Novell Incorporated UL is a registered trademark of Underwriters Laboratorie...

Page 5: ...rsion 13 4 1 3 IPX Address Bit Inversion 13 4 1 4 Spanning Tree Enabled 13 4 2 MAC Addresses 14 4 3 Ethernet Statistics 15 5 Operation 16 5 1 Operating Modes 16 5 1 1 Startup Mode 16 5 1 2 Bridge Mode...

Page 6: ...4 Control Port LEDs DSR DTR TxD RxD Diagnostics Bridge Manager Software and LEDs Fuse 1 amp 250V slo blo Protocols Supported IP IPX NetBIOS SNA Standards IEEE 802 1d spanning tree 802 2 LLC 802 5 Tok...

Page 7: ...idge Manager performs control and statistics gathering functions on one or more bridges and can download operating code upgrades to the bridges through the network A PC running Bridge Manager may also...

Page 8: ...rough the token ring network without disrupting bridging operations Supports the Bridge Manager Program IBM LAN Manager and IBM LAN Network Manager Supports DECnet address translation Emulates standar...

Page 9: ...ge Bridge Manager Program LB7601 or LB7602 An Ethernet transceiver matching the Ethernet media used by your network Cables see connector pinouts in Appendix A Standard Type 3 or Type 1 cables between...

Page 10: ...fore disassembling it Take appropriate anti static measures while working on the Bridge and when handling printed circuit boards To change the jumper settings 1 Touch the Bridge s housing to release a...

Page 11: ...a message like Bridge 002 9 003 If you don t see that message something is wrong with the bridge or the connections This display means that Bridge 9 is connected to LAN 002 Ethernet and LAN 003 Token...

Page 12: ...of 255 255 255 128 The default netmask value is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway Indicates the IP address of the default gateway You need this only if the bridge communicates with SNMP managers outside...

Page 13: ...ved from the token ring when the destination address is not found in the address table If the default Dual Mode is selected the frame is converted into both Ethernet Version II format and IEEE 802 3 f...

Page 14: ...98 58 D8 38 B8 78 F8 04 84 44 C4 24 A4 64 E4 14 94 54 D4 34 B4 74 F4 0C 8C 4C CC 2C AC 6C EC 1C 9C 5C DC 3C BC 7C FC 02 82 42 C2 22 A2 62 E2 12 92 52 D2 32 B2 72 F2 0A 8A 4A CA 2A AA 6A EA 1A 9A 5A DA...

Page 15: ...w To access the LAN Status screen select Window 3 Figure 4 2 The Bridge Manager s Ethernet status screen ETHERNET TRANSMISSION ERROR COUNTS Lost carrier sense error count Lost CTS error count Collisio...

Page 16: ...he functions are described in the Bridge Manager manual 5 2 Setup Function Setup is provided as a worst case backup communication mechanism Any combination of the following conditions could make it im...

Page 17: ...dge to the Ethernet MAU T RING status nnn In the place of status will be either OPEN CLOSED or INIT INIT indicates that the token ring is initializing After OPEN or CLOSED in the place of nnn will be...

Page 18: ...n This message displays the current firmware version level VERSION DWN nnnn This message displays the current downloaded operating code version level If no operating code has been downloaded into the...

Page 19: ...1 RAM error detected 1 LCD error 1 Async control port error detected 1 Error in Flash EEPROM CRC 1 Failure during task creation 1 Address line error detected 1 Data bus error detected 1 Setup was requ...

Page 20: ...station is closed If it is blinking the station has been removed from the ring S On yellow indicates a token ring soft error If it is on solid the station is in the process of opening onto the ring Co...

Page 21: ...The Bridge will automatically switch memory banks enabling the new code If you need to manually switch the Ethernet to Token Ring Bridge s memory banks use the Toggle download function or press Ctrl F...

Page 22: ...his will start the Bridge Manager and configure the PC s COM1 port with default parameters 4 If you need to change your PC s parameters you can add them to the TRBRIDGE command line The syntax is TRBR...

Page 23: ...ridge is configured to use DTR for Device Ready then the PC must assert DTR A standard RS 232 pinout diagram is shown below for both DCE and DTE Be sure to select the right pinouts for your equipment...

Page 24: ...elow Figure A 2 Ethernet Attachment Unit lnterface DB15 AUI Pins Shield 1 1 Collision Presence 2 2 Transmit 3 3 Reserved 4 4 Receive 5 5 Power Return 6 6 Reserved 7 7 Reserved 8 8 Collision Presence 9...

Page 25: ...defined by RFC1286 New values set to variables in this group will take effect only after a bridge restart brEEPromSRBcastAutoMode Yes 1 specifies that the bridge is to participate in the automatic sin...

Page 26: ...alParam group brEEPromSRBcastAToB B 4 The brPerformanceParam Group brSamplinglntervalLen The time interval measured in seconds during which the performance variables are calculated The default is 10 s...

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