Cabletron Systems 7C03 MMAC SmartSWITCH, User Manual

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Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Bridge View
6-14 The Filtering Database Window
Viewing the Filtering Database
To open the Filtering Database window:
1. Display the Device menu by clicking on the Front Panel button.
2. Drag down to Filtering Database, and release.
3. At the top of the Filtering Database window, click mouse button 1 on the
appropriate selection box to view either the Forwarding or Static database.
Figure 6-7. Filtering Database Window
Two fields at the top of the Filtering Database window provide information about
the Filtering Database:
Ageing Time (secs)
The current setting of the bridge’s Dynamic Ageing Timer, used to purge
Forwarding entries from the Filtering Database, or to purge static entries subject
to the ageing timer.
Click mouse button 1 on
the type of entry you want
to display, either
Forwarding or Static.