Gigabit Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Using the Console Interface
To access the
Custom Forwarding Table
, choose
Configure
Forwarding and Filtering Table
from the
System
Configuration
menu. Then select
Custom Forwarding
Table
from the bottom of the
Filtering and Forwarding
Table Configuration
screen. The following screen appears:
Figure 6-18. Custom Forwarding Table screen
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Under the
Destination
MAC Address
heading a total of
ten destination addresses will be seen per page. The Switch
can hold up to 256 entries.
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Under the
Destination Port
heading a port number will be
displayed for each corresponding destination address.
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Under the
Status
heading, the status will be displayed for
each corresponding destination address. The status of the
MAC address should show “in use”.
By mapping a port to a destination MAC address, the switch can
permanently forward traffic to the specified device, even after long
periods of network inactivity or during times of network
congestion.