Asante Technologies 1012 - Manual (Page 84)

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Chapter 3 — AsantéBridge 1012 Local Management
❏ Edit brings up the table editor, where you can add,
delete, and modify Ethernet addresses
❏ Search opens the search utility, where you can look for a
specific address or go to a specific page in the table
❏ Next Page brings up the next sequential page (if there is
one) in the table
❏ Prev Page returns you to the preceding page
❏ Exit returns you to the Bridge Parameters Menu
This table contains five classes of Ethernet addresses:
❏ Dynamic or “learned” by the bridge during normal for-
warding operations
❏ Static or manually entered into the forwarding table
❏ Management , or the Ethernet address of the bridge
itself (cannot be modified or deleted)
❏ Broadcast and Spanning Tree cannot be modified or
deleted
Static addresses have three subclasses:
❏ Permanent: can only be deleted using the table editor
❏ Delete on reset: address is automatically deleted from
the table when the bridge is reset (includes a power-on
reset)
❏ Delete on timeout: address is automatically deleted
when the Max Ageout timer times out (or the bridge is
reset) unless the bridge has heard from the address, in
which case the timer is reset
The Bridge Forwarding Table requires the following editing rules:
❏ Dynamic addresses can be modified (you must first con-
vert them to static) or deleted. They are learned dynami-
cally and cannot be added manually.
❏ Management, Broadcast , Spanning Tree , and Static
addresses cannot be modified, added, or deleted.
The address data field is divided into two subfields: Ethernet
Address and MODE . The Mode field is updated when you edit the
address field.
The MODE field is an alphanumeric code defining the characteris-
tics for the entry in the associated address field. The contents of
this field are generated when the address field is created.