Cabletron Systems MMAC-Plus SFCS-1000, Configuration Manual

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AMI Configuration Commands
B.4.4 Configuring IP Forwarding
This command allows the user to turn IP forwarding on or off. If IP forward-
ing is turned off, the switch will not forward (i.e., route) IP packets from one
IP interface to another IP interface. It is generally not necessary to turn IP for-
warding off, except for security reasons. Enter the following parameters:
localhost::configuration ip>
forwarding (on|off)
on|off Using on turns IP forwarding on. Using off turns IP
forwarding off.
B.4.5 Configuring the IP Subnet Mask
This command allows the user to modify the IP subnet mask. Enter the fol-
lowing parameters:
localhost::configuration ip>
mask <interface> <mask>
interface Indicates the name of the IP interface. Valid inter-
faces are:
ie0
,
asx0
,
qaa0
,
qaa1
,
qaa2
, and
qaa3
.
mask Indicates the subnet mask for this IP interface. It
should be entered in dotted decimal notation (e.g.,
255.255.255.0).