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C H A P T E R 3 Standard Configuration
Changing the flow control Flow control prevents the loss of frames during busy periods. Note
that the individual port settings overrule the default setting. To
change the default flow mechanism on all ports:
1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.
2 Click Switching.
3 Click Default Flow Control.
4 Click Enabled or Disabled.
5 Click OK.
Changing the default
forwarding mode
To change the forwarding mode to be used on all ports:
1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.
2 Click Switching.
3 Click Default Switch Forwarding Mode.
4 Click the default forwarding mode you want.
5 Click OK.
Enable forward learn
packets mode
When this mode is enabled, all packets are forwarded. However, if
there is not enough memory in the switch, due to heavy load, the
packet is discarded. When this mode is disabled, only “IPX Get serv-
er” request packets are forwarded. To enable or disable this mode:
1 Select Device Setup or Stack Setup.
2 Click Switching.
3 Check the box to enable this mode.
4 Click OK.
Adaptive Forwarding Mode
Purpose You can:
•
Change the Sample Time
•
Define the minimum and maximum errors acceptable before
changing the forwarding mode
Note While CRC errors and runts are the most likely parameters
to cause the switching mode to change, they are not the only
ones.
