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Monitoring Hub Performance 2-13
Using the 7C0x SmartSwitch Hub View
The Bridge Application Display
The Bridge Application Display — available only for devices which have been
configured (via Local Management) to operate as traditional bridges — allows
you to view each bridge interface according to bridging status and statistics; it
also provides access to the Bridge and Bridge Port menus (
Figure 2-9 ), from which
you can launch the Bridge View application, change the port display form, view a
list of source addresses communicating through a selected interface, and enable
or disable a selected interface. This is the default display mode for devices
configured for traditional bridging.
Figure 2-9. The Bridge Application Display and Menus
For more information about the Bridge View application, see Chapter 6, Using the
7C0x Bridge View
; for more information about viewing source addresses, see
Viewing the Source Address List , page 2-24 ; and for more information on
enabling and disabling a bridge interface, see Enabling and Disabling Bridge
Ports
, page 2-38 . Port display forms are described below.
Bridge Port Display Forms
You can display the following information for each bridging interface:
Admin
Displays the port’s current bridging status:
• FWD (forwarding) — the port is on-line and ready to forward packets from
one network segment to another. Note that this is the default display for ports
which are administratively enabled but not connected.