Cabletron Systems NB30, User Manual

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USING BRIDGE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
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6. Press Return. The desired changes have been made to the filter, and
you return to the Special Database - Add Filter screen.
5.5 THE BRIDGE PROTOCOL OPTION
The Bridge Protocol option allows you to display bridge protocol
parameters. You can use this option to edit certain parameters of your
bridge. For example, you can change the time interval between
transmission of BPDUs, Bridge Forward Delay Time, or the maximum
time or age of protocol data before the data is discarded. The portion of
the bridge identifier used in priority comparisons can also be edited.
If the Spanning Tree Algorithm is disabled, all parameters associated with
the Bridge Protocol option will be displayed as zero.
NOTE: Bridge Protocol Parameters can be altered while the Spanning
Tree Algorithm is disabled. When the Spanning Tree Algorithm is
enabled, and the bridge is restarted, all new values will be used by the
bridge. Any values not changed will be set at their default values.
5.5.1 Bridge Protocol Parameters Screen
At the Bridge Protocol Parameters Screen, Figure 5-19, you can examine
protocol parameters for the bridge, or you can change bridge protocol
parameters in the Bridge Max Age, Bridge Hello Time, Bridge Forward
Delay, or Bridge Priority fields. You can also display or change protocol
parameters for the bridge's ports.
To display protocol parameters for the bridge, or to make changes to the
appropriate protocol parameters:
1. From the Bridge Information Screen, use the arrow keys to highlight
the BRIDGE PROTOCOL option at the bottom of the screen.
2. Press Return. The Bridge Protocol Parameters Screen, Figure 5-19,
will appear.