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Intel Express 10/100
Fast Ethernet Switch

User Guide

Part No. 663096-001

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Page 1: ...Intel Express 10 100 Fast Ethernet Switch User Guide Part No 663096 001...

Page 2: ...o OR 97124 6497 Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this manual Nor does Intel make any commitment to update the information contained herein Other product and corpo...

Page 3: ...etwork WAN or multi floor environment 12 Repeater count limitations 14 Chapter 2 Configuring and Managing the Switch 15 Accessing the Console Manager 16 Using the Console Manager 17 Entering commands...

Page 4: ...ds 51 Custom filtering 54 VLAN Commands 56 Spanning Tree Commands 60 Port Configuration Commands 65 Statistics Commands 66 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 71 General Problems 72 Flow Control Problems 73 App...

Page 5: ...onfigure the switch to work with an SNMP compliant Network Management System NMS See Chapter 2 if you want to use the Console Manager to change port configurations set a port for full duplex or manual...

Page 6: ...et ip conf command set ip conf 192 1 1 64 255 255 255 0 192 1 1 255 E Replace these addresses with the numbers for your network Specify the IP address netmask subnet mask and broadcast address default...

Page 7: ...Mbps segment The switch also has two slots for optional two port media adapters such as 100BASE TX or 100BASE FX The switch also has a built in SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol agent and can b...

Page 8: ...or 5 UTP for 10BASE T devices Limit the distance between devices connected with UTP cable to 100 meters Use a crossover cable when directly connecting a hub also called a repeater or concentrator to...

Page 9: ...are connected while it updates the internal SNMP agent Rcv Receive Lights when packets are received on this port even if they are not forwarded Coll Fdpx Collision default or Full Duplex Blinks when c...

Page 10: ...crossover See page 8 for more information Management status LEDs Management status LEDs provide information about the overall operation of the switch and its SNMP management components SNMP Simple Net...

Page 11: ...you re running at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps However you can extend the total diameter by installing a fiber optic media adapter and using fiber optic connections between switches or between the switch and...

Page 12: ...DI For direct connection to another MDI X port most hubs and some switches you must use a crossover cable NIC RJ 45 MDI Switch Hub RJ 45 MDI X Switch Hub RJ 45 MDI X Switch Hub RJ 45 MDI X A straight...

Page 13: ...ub repeater and the EtherExpress family of adapters server or workstation These apply to the majority of switches and hubs and all servers or workstations For this connection Use this cable Switch to...

Page 14: ...roup environment In the mixed 10 and 100 Mbps environment workgroup clients should be connected to a hubs such as the Intel Express 10 100BASE TX Stackable Hub All hub stacks should be connected to th...

Page 15: ...e concerns about server access or other security issues configure security virtual LANs SVLANs to prevent segments ports from accessing other ports In the example on the previous page you may want to...

Page 16: ...g the Wide Area Network WAN or multi floor environment Connections to the backbone are most effective using fiber optic cabling especially when devices are separated by multiple floors or buildings Th...

Page 17: ...connections to repeaters Since repeaters aren t capable of full duplex mode operation you re restricted to 160 meters of fiber optic cable between the Express Switch and a repeater Multi workgroup se...

Page 18: ...ASE T repeaters hubs between the switch and any workstation or server However only three of the repeaters can have devices attached 100BASE TX There can be one class 1 repeater hub between the switch...

Page 19: ...n and turning the power on However if you need to change the default configuration or manage the switch there are two ways Use SNMP compliant management software such as Intel LANDesk Network Manager...

Page 20: ...t no username or password is assigned If you enter a password it becomes active only after you reset the switch or turn off the power If you want the password to take effect immediately use the set pa...

Page 21: ...asic system status information Items in angle brackets mean you need to enter a specific value For example IPaddress represents an IP address in dotted decimal notation such as 123 1 1 7 Items in and...

Page 22: ...l arg 1 aging time in seconds The Console Manager provides a history of the last several commands you entered To cycle through them press or cP at the prompt To correct a command line use the followin...

Page 23: ...nt and trap options Switching database commands aging time management and switching database entry management VLAN commands management of security virtual LANs virtual broadcast domains and port mirro...

Page 24: ...nager Session Refer to the diagram below when reading the sample configuration procedures on pages 21 through 29 Procedures using this diagram Configuring the SNMP agent for IP page 21 Configuring a p...

Page 25: ...immediately and saved in NVRAM 192 1 1 255 is the address of the router in the diagram on page 20 If you previously assigned an IP configuration the command changes only the NVRAM To use the new para...

Page 26: ...onfigure the device on the other end for full duplex In the diagram on page 20 you d configure the adapter in the file server for full duplex 2 Get the current port settings using the get port cfg com...

Page 27: ...other port on the switch VBDs reduce broadcast traffic on the network while allowing other types of traffic to pass through Commands used set sec vlan Sets up an SVLAN del sec vlan Deletes an SVLAN g...

Page 28: ...xperiences a high volume of traffic just within its own workgroup Broadcast traffic from other workgroups adds to the problem By grouping port 8 and port 6 into a VBD the Engineering workgroup can acc...

Page 29: ...t is an Ethernet segment For example if a high volume of traffic is forwarded from the CD server on port 4 to the payroll workgroup on port 3 but no other workgroups access the CD server move the serv...

Page 30: ...l ports 0 Frm multicast 16017 Frm lost fctrl 0 Transmit OK 1404387 Forward to port FRAMES BYTES 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 218103808 60 4 1419823 842711315 5 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 In this example a station on port 3 is...

Page 31: ...such as the Intel Express Stackable hub can only be half duplex Detecting bad or poor quality cable If a high percentage of CRC Errors with respect to Transmit OK occur it could indicate poor quality...

Page 32: ...r or an Alignment Error Alignment Errors The number of frames detected that contain partial octets and don t pass the FCS check Runt Errors The number of frames detected that are less than the minimum...

Page 33: ...he port etherStatsRuntPkts The number of frames detected that are less than the minimum permitted frame size and have a good FCS etherStatsJabberPkts The number of packets received that were longer th...

Page 34: ...related commands system System related commands ip IP related commands snmp SNMP related commands switch db Switching Database related commands vlan Virtual LANS related commands port cfg Port Configu...

Page 35: ...Changes the console password System Commands sys stat Displays system status get stst level Displays the selftest level set stst level none short long Changes the selftest level warm reset Performs a...

Page 36: ...nt parameters filename set par file filename Sets the SNMP agent parameters filename for automatic setup set fg param dest source fill_byte length Sets the Ethernet frame generator parameters start fg...

Page 37: ...les or disables the BOOTP process ping IPaddress number 0 Contacts another IP device ping stop Stops the ping process get def ttl Displays the running default TTL time to live value set def ttl number...

Page 38: ...lock on perm mac_address sport dport Adds a custom filter entry del cf entry run nvram mac_address sport Deletes a custom filter entry get nv cftbl Displays the saved custom filters table get nv cfilt...

Page 39: ...spanning tree for the next session get st bcfg Displays the spanning tree bridge parameters get st pcfg Displays the spanning tree port parameters table get st syscfg Displays the spanning tree syste...

Page 40: ...on or off Switching Statistics Commands clr cnt Resets the counters for Ethernet and bridging statistics get eth cnt port number Displays the Ethernet statistics for a port get colls cnt port number D...

Page 41: ...prompt login Exits the Console Manager but doesn t disconnect a Telnet session Use this command to password protect the console terminal while a Telnet session is running logout Ends the local Consol...

Page 42: ...sion SNMP Object ID is 1 3 6 1 4 1 629 1 1 3 System MAC Address 00 A0 C9 00 20 D9 Switching Data Base Size 4096 entries Total uptime hundredths of seconds 111151888 Total uptime days hh mm ss format 1...

Page 43: ...witch performs a self test each time you reset it with the cold reset command or when you cycle the power The default is none warm reset Resets the SNMP agent software without resetting the switch it...

Page 44: ...baudrate in SLIP mode changed to 9600 bps To switch back to Administrative Interface Mode press CR three times Note that the Administrative Interface Mode baudrate will be 9600 get sw file Displays th...

Page 45: ...e name of the SNMP agent parameter file set par file set par file filename Sets the name of the SNMP agent parameter file to be downloaded by BOOTP The filename must match the name of the parameter fi...

Page 46: ...In the sections that follow IP Configuration lists general configuration commands Ping lists commands that describe the ping ability of the agent and Address Resolution Protocol lists ARP commands IP...

Page 47: ...IP address If no IP configuration was previously set default configuration the new values are saved in NVRAM and used immediately Otherwise the new values are stored in NVRAM but you must use the war...

Page 48: ...way IP address which specifies the router used to access a different IP network The default value for this setting is 0 0 0 0 no gateway You can also set the default gateway using the set ip conf comm...

Page 49: ...nded as a traffic generator so it s best to avoid using an endless ping To stop the ping use cC or enter the ping stop command SYS_console ping 192 1 1 1 10 129 001 001 001 Alive echo reply id 297 seq...

Page 50: ...t Adds an entry to the ARP table manually port is the switch port the device is connected to del arp entry del arp entry IPaddress Deletes entries from the ARP table If you enter an IP address the mat...

Page 51: ...rings one for the two types of access read mode permits read access to all the objects in the MIB but doesn t allow write access write mode permits read and write access to all objects in the MIB get...

Page 52: ...hether the Express 10 100 Switch issues an authentication trap which NMSs up to five the SNMP agent sends traps to get auth Displays the authentication trap setting By default authentication trap mess...

Page 53: ...IPaddress Removes a station from the trap table SYS_console del trap 129 1 1 7 Entry 129 1 1 7 trap comm deleted Switching Database Commands Use the commands listed in this section to manage the switc...

Page 54: ...ase control commands lists commands relevant to standard MAC addresses for example determining the behavior of the switch when it sees a particular address The second section Custom filtering lists co...

Page 55: ...C5 00 59 E6 4 20 00 00 92 94 01 54 1 21 00 C0 1D 01 06 20 1 22 00 40 05 2B 0A 26 5 23 00 40 05 29 1E DE 7 24 00 40 05 2B 17 37 4 25 08 00 20 76 72 89 2 SYS_console get lt 16 Entry MAC Address LOCK SEL...

Page 56: ...entry 15 Deleting entry at index 15 OK del lt addr del lt addr mac_address Deletes the switching database entry that matches the specified MAC address SYS_console del lt addr 00 40 05 2b 59 4c Deleti...

Page 57: ...update in the running database OK SYS_console set lt age all 100 Aging Period update in NVRAM OK Aging Period update in the running database OK Custom filtering Use custom filters to ensure a device...

Page 58: ...won t be aged out but will be lost when the switch is reset lock off indicates the entry can be aged out normally perm indicates the entry is written to NVRAM and remains after a reset sport is a hexa...

Page 59: ...LE Entry MAC Address 1 00 00 00 11 11 11 get nv cfilt get nv cfilt mac_address Displays the custom filter associated with mac_address from the custom filter table stored in NVRAM VLAN Commands Use VLA...

Page 60: ...orwarded to their destinations only if the destination is marked with a in the source port s row Ports don t need to be forwarded to themselves SYS_console get con matrix VLAN CONNECTIVITY MATRIX SRC...

Page 61: ...et vbc tbl command to see a list of domain ID numbers get vbc tbl get vbc tbl run nvram Displays the list of defined virtual broadcast domains SYS_console get vbc tbl run RUNTIME VIRTUAL BROADCAST DOM...

Page 62: ...AN and ports 1 2 and 5 are an SVLAN This means that ports 1 and 2 can talk to each other and to ports 3 and 5 but 3 and 5 can t talk to each other set mon port set mon port port Sets the port to be mo...

Page 63: ...nsequently the workstation has two paths to the switch In Ethernet this isn t allowed and one of the switch ports must be turned off Spanning tree sends out configuration messages and automatically de...

Page 64: ...g tree protocol Enabled is the default Enabling or disabling spanning tree doesn t take effect until the SNMP agent is reset warm reset cold reset or turning the power off and then on again get st bcf...

Page 65: ...0 1a00 0a5b 0 8000 0020 1a00 0a5b 8005 6 128 fwd 10 8000 0020 1a00 0a5b 0 8000 0020 1a00 0a5b 8006 7 128 fwd 10 8000 0020 1a00 0a5b 0 8000 0020 1a00 0a5b 8007 8 128 fwd 10 8000 0020 1a00 0a5b 0 8000 0...

Page 66: ...ge is operating as the root bridge Bridges not acting as the root use the root bridge s Max Age parameter maxage is in seconds from 6 to 40 However the corresponding MIB variable dot1dStpBridgeMaxAge...

Page 67: ...s from 400 to 3000 and must be a multiple of 100 set prt prio set prt prio port_number port_priority Sets the spanning tree port priority port_number is the decimal port number and port_priority is a...

Page 68: ...rt LAN type ETH10 100 indicates the port can operate at 10 or 100 Mbps Link status ON or OFF Physical interface type TPFD indicates Twisted pair TP Ethernet Full Duplex FD capable Speed select ASENSE...

Page 69: ...The default is on If the port is in full duplex mode flow control is turned off Flow control or full duplex or neither can be active but not both One exception is between two Express 10 100 Switches S...

Page 70: ...identical to the Ethernet like collisions statistics group of the Ethernet MIB and displays the collision count distribution for this port If a packet still collides on the 16th count the packet is d...

Page 71: ...llisions 36 get sdist cnt get sdist cnt port Displays the RMON statistics packet size histogram for port SYS_console get sdist cnt 1 RMON Packet Size Distribution Counters for port 1 etherStatsPkts64O...

Page 72: ...ts or bytes represents filtered frames Filtered frames are ones that don t need to be forwarded because they re destined for the same port they came in on SYS_console get br cnt 1 Ethernet Switching C...

Page 73: ...the switch This amount is usually insignificant SYS_console get mgm brcnt Management Port Counters Frm Received 15506 Bytes Received 1691744 Frm Filtered 15506 Frm Received Bcast 15506 Frm Transmited...

Page 74: ...of the Express 10 100 Switch printed on the back side of the switch The firmware revision number displayed by the Console Manager sys stat message The configuration of the equipment connected to the s...

Page 75: ...t Each switch port can be forced to either 10 or 100 Mbps although auto detect is the default Also other devices connected to the switch may be capable of operating at 10 or 100 Mbps See page 66 for i...

Page 76: ...2 Port 1 buffer Port 2 buffer 9 Restore the switch s defaults with the init nvram command and then reset the switch with the cold reset command Flow Control Problems During times of peak network usage...

Page 77: ...e segment as the device they re talking to When Ethernet bandwidth is temporarily insufficient for the traffic three actions are possible drop packets use flow control or segment the network Buffering...

Page 78: ...product specifications and supported standards for SNMP and MIB features Default Configuration System Internal software filename flash12 hex Database aging time 300 seconds SNMP Read community public...

Page 79: ...sories on next page Console Manager Communications parameters 9600 baud 8 N 1 Login name None Password None Prompt SYS_console Spanning tree Spanning tree Enabled Bridge priority 32768 0 65535 Bridge...

Page 80: ...ss and port Accessories Two port 100BASE TX expansion module Intel order code ES101MATX Two port 100BASE FX expansion module Intel order code ES101MAFX Redundant power supply RPS connector RPS must be...

Page 81: ...Distances Switch to switch or switch to NIC Category 5 UTP 328 feet 100 meters 62 5 125 multimode fiber 1 2 miles 2 kilometers at full duplex 1351 feet 412 meters at half duplex Switch to repeater Cat...

Page 82: ...is terminated in an IEC 320 attachment plug The other end is terminated as required by the country where it will be installed Electromagnetic Emissions and Safety Agency Approval FCC Part 15 Subpart...

Page 83: ...Types RFC 1573 Evolution of the Interfaces Group of MIB II 1 94 RFC 1493 Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges 7 93 RFC 793 Transmission Control Protocol RFC 854 Telnet Protocol Specification RFC...

Page 84: ...i ninety 90 days from the return shipping date or ii the period of time remaining on the original one 1 year warranty This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which...

Page 85: ...h either new or remanufactured product or parts and the returned product becomes Intel s property Intel warrants the repaired or replaced product to be free from defects in material and workmanship fo...

Page 86: ...WARNING This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures WARNING The system is designed t...

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Page 88: ...state 44 enabling or disabling 44 Bridge See Spanning tree Broadcast address setting 44 Cabling crossover cables 4 fiber optic 7 maximum distances 78 null modem cable using 6 requirements 4 7 straigh...

Page 89: ...entry command 53 del sec vlan command 58 del trap command 50 del vbc domain command 58 Diagnostics viewing the last failure 40 Distance limitations fiber optic 7 UTP 7 Electrical specifications 79 En...

Page 90: ...installation rack mount 4 shelf mount 4 Hardware installation and network topology 3 14 help kbd command 38 Humidity limits 79 init nvram command 41 Installation hardware 3 rack mount 4 Installing det...

Page 91: ...duplex 22 status 39 Power Pwr LED 6 Prompt changing 38 Protocol analyzer attaching 59 Quick Start 1 2 Rack mount installation 4 Rcv Receive LED 5 Remote access 16 Repeaters cabling for 9 count limita...

Page 92: ...boot and configuration 78 buffers 77 electrical 79 environment 79 general indicators 78 interfaces 78 mounting 78 network management 77 power cord 79 standards supported 78 Specifications continued s...

Page 93: ...d general product information Intel Customer Support Technicians Free support for 90 days You can speak with our technical support professionals free of charge for 90 days after your initial call Othe...

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