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Using the Console Interface
You can use the PREPORT and NEXTPORT commands to switch to another
port. You can also enter the port’s Port ID number.
Forwarding Configuration
The switch monitors all of the Ethernet segments to which it is connected.
Since Ethernet frames include the MAC (Ethernet) address of the originating
station, the switch can automatically learn what segment the frame’s
destination is connected to, and forward the frame to only that segment. (If
the switch hasn’t yet learned what segment a station belongs to, it forwards
the packet to all ports.)
To display the forwarding table, the switch’s current idea of what stations are
attached to what ports,
1. Choose Spanning Tree Algorithm Parameters from the main menu.
2. Choose Forwarding Table.
Figure 6-17. STA, Forwarding Table
The switch removes entries from the forwarding table when they get too
“old.” This permits the switch to adapt when you move a station from one
