Enterasys Networks 6H2xx - Manual (Page 13)

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13.6 Configuration Process................................................................................... 13-8
13.6.1
Defining a VLAN ........................................................................... 13-8
13.6.2 Classifying Frames to a VLAN ...................................................... 13-8
13.6.3 Customizing the VLAN Forwarding List ........................................ 13-8
13.7 VLAN Switch Operation ................................................................................ 13-9
13.7.1
Receiving Frames from VLAN Ports ........................................... 13-10
13.7.2 Forwarding Decisions ................................................................. 13-10
13.7.2.1 Broadcasts, Multicasts, and Unknown Unicasts.......... 13-10
13.7.2.2 Known Unicasts........................................................... 13-11
13.8 VLAN Configuration .................................................................................... 13-11
13.8.1
Managing the Switch................................................................... 13-11
13.8.2 Switch Without VLANs ................................................................ 13-11
13.8.3 Switch with VLANs...................................................................... 13-12
13.9 Summary of VLAN Local Management....................................................... 13-14
13.9.1
Preparing for VLAN Configuration .............................................. 13-15
13.10 Quick VLAN Walkthrough ........................................................................... 13-16
13.11 Examples .................................................................................................... 13-21
13.12 Example 1, Single Switch Operation........................................................... 13-22
13.12.1
Solving the Problem.................................................................... 13-22
13.12.2 Frame Handling .......................................................................... 13-24
13.13 Example 2, VLANs Across Multiple Switches ............................................. 13-24
13.13.1
Solving the Problem.................................................................... 13-26
13.13.2 Frame Handling .......................................................................... 13-29
13.14 Example 3, Filtering Traffic According to a Layer 4 Classification Rule...... 13-32
13.14.1
Solving the Problem.................................................................... 13-32
13.15 Example 4, Securing Sensitive Information According to Subnet ............... 13-33
13.15.1
Solving the Problem.................................................................... 13-34
13.16 Example 5, Using Dynamic Egress to Control Traffic ................................. 13-34
13.17 Example 6, Locking a MAC Address to a Port Using Classification Rules . 13-36
13.17.1
Solving the Problem.................................................................... 13-36
A
GENERIC ATTRIBUTE REGISTRATION PROTOCOL (GARP)
A.1 Operation ........................................................................................................A-1
A.2 How It Works...................................................................................................A-2
B
ABOUT IGMP
B.1 IGMP Overview ...............................................................................................B-1
B.2 Supported Features and Functions.................................................................B-2
B.3 Detecting Multicast Routers ............................................................................B-3
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