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3 Hardware Installationand NetworkTopology Overview The Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch features eight auto-negotiating 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX ports. Each port supports anEthernet (10 Mbps) or Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) segment. The switchalso has two slots for optional two-port media adapters ...

4 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Installation and Setup 1 Install the switch in a rack or on a shelf. For rack placement, connect the switch to a 19-inch rack using theenclosed rack mount brackets. For shelf placement, attach the enclosed rubber feet to each corner ofthe b...

5 Hardware Installation and Network Topology C H A P T E R 1 Using the Switch The switch requires minimal user intervention. It automatically learnsthe addresses of new devices as you connect them, and will relearnaddresses dynamically if you reconfigure the network. It alsoautomatically detects the...

6 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Flow Flow control. Lights whenever too much traffic isentering on a port. When this happens, the switch’sbuffers fill and it’s forced to back pressure thetraffic out to the segment for retransmission. Thisallows the switch’s buffers to clea...

7 Hardware Installation and Network Topology C H A P T E R 1 Cabling Requirements Incorrect cabling is often the cause of network configurationproblems. It’s important that you understand cabling requirementsbefore connecting devices to the switch. UTP requirements The 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet speci...

8 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Straight-through vs. crossover cables Ports on the switch are wired MDI-X so you can use a straight-through cable when connecting to a workstation or server (adaptercards are wired MDI). For direct connection to another MDI-X port(most hubs...

9 Hardware Installation and Network Topology C H A P T E R 1 Determining which cable to use Different switch and repeater manufacturers implement their portconfigurations differently. The following guidelines are based on theExpress 10/100 Switch, the Intel Express 100BASE-TX StackableHub (repeater)...

10 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Typical Configurations Configuring the mixed 10 and100 Mbps workgroup environment In the mixed 10 and 100 Mbps environment, workgroup clients shouldbe connected to a hubs such as the Intel Express 10/100BASE-TXStackable Hub. All hub stacks...

11 Hardware Installation and Network Topology C H A P T E R 1 Configuration guidelines: Servers or workstations: Configure servers or workstationsdirectly connected to the switch for full duplex. Since the traffic istwo-way traffic, you’ll see a performance increase with a fullduplex configuration. ...

14 C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch One repeater hop for100BASE-TX Only one repeater hop isallowed for 100BASE-TX.Also, the distance betweenthe node and switch can’texceed 200 meters. You can’t daisy-chain 100Mbps hubs with UTPcable. For Express 100BASE-TXhubs, use cascade c...

16 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Accessing the ConsoleManager The Console Manager software is contained in the switch’snonvolatile RAM (NVRAM). You don’t need to install any software. To access the Console Manager: 1 Use the null-modem cable (included with the switch) to ...

17 Configuring and Managing the Switch C H A P T E R 2 Using the Console Manager The Console Manager provides an out-of-band (not on the network)connection to the switch. Use the Console Manager to • assign an IP configuration to the switch. • configure the ports. • monitor network performance. • cr...

18 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Some commands have parameters that determine how settings aresaved and when they’re implemented. Some are changed in • the running configuration so that the new value is usedimmediately (the run option). • the NVRAM so that the changes are...

19 Configuring and Managing the Switch C H A P T E R 2 Console Manager command groups The Console Manager has several categories of commands: • Console commands: help, banner, login/logout, consoleparameters setup. • System commands: system status, reset commands, downloadcommands, and system debug ...

20 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Sample Console ManagerSession Refer to the diagram below when reading the sample configurationprocedures on pages 21 through 29. Procedures using this diagram • Configuring the SNMP agent for IP (page 21) • Configuring a port for full dupl...

21 Configuring and Managing the Switch C H A P T E R 2 Configuring the SNMP agent for IP You can monitor and control the switch through any SNMP-compliantnetwork management system (NMS). First, you must configure theSNMP agent by assigning an IP address. In the diagram on page 20, a laptop is used t...

22 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Configuring a port for full duplex Configuring a port for full duplex allows the switch to send andreceive packets simultaneously with the destination device. Toestablish a full-duplex link, the switch and the destination device bothmust b...

23 Configuring and Managing the Switch C H A P T E R 2 Creating Virtual LANs (VLANs) You can create two types of VLANs: • Security VLANs (SVLANs). Ports in an SVLAN can exchangeframes only with other ports in the same SVLAN. SVLANs areused for security to prevent access to devices on the network.The...

24 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch 2 Create the two SVLANs. Type the commands: set-sec-vlan all 3-5-7 set-sec-vlan all 1-2-3-4-6-7-8 These commands create two SVLANs and saves the entries inNVRAM. Replace all with nvram to save the entry without changing it immediately or w...

25 Configuring and Managing the Switch C H A P T E R 2 Monitoring traffic Use monitoring commands to determine the traffic volume fromspecific ports or between ports. This information helps you determinethe network’s traffic patterns so you can adjust your network topologyfor maximum efficiency. Mak...

26 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch To check traffic on a port 1 Determine the port you want to check. 2 Type the command. For example: SYS_console> get-br-cnt 3 Ethernet Switching Counters for port 3 ==================================================== Frm Received OK : ...

27 Configuring and Managing the Switch C H A P T E R 2 Interpreting Statistics Detecting faulty adapters or hub ports If Too Long errors or Jabbers (packets that are too long andmisaligned) occur consistently on a port, the connected node mayhave a faulty adapter or port. If the adapter works proper...

28 C H A P T E R 2 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Statistic Definitions Transmit OK: The number of valid frames sent from the port. Underflow Errors: Internal error. A normal ratio of this counter tothe Transmit OK counter is 1% or less. Exces Coll Errors: Increments when the port unsucce...

32 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Console Command-line Summary Console Commands help-kbd Lists the help and shortcut keys. banner Displays the Console Manager logo. clear Clears the screen. login Exits Console Manager and displays the login screen. logout Exits Console Man...

33 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 set-sw-file <filename> Sets the SNMP agent software filename for download. get-rsw-file Displays the SNMP agent software remote filename. set-rsw-file <filename> Sets the SNMP agent software remote filename for download. get-tftp-srvr Displays...

34 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch set-slip-conf <IPaddress> <netmask> <broadcast> Sets the SLIP configuration. get-gatew Displays the default gateway. set-gatew <IPaddress> Sets the default gateway. get-arp-tbl Displays the Address Resolution Protoc...

35 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 Switching Database Commands get-lt-entry <index> Displays a switching database entry. get-lt-16 {<index>|*> Displays 16 switching database entries starting at a given item number. find-lt-addr <mac_address> Searches for an address in ...

36 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch get-svlan-tbl {run|nvram} Displays the SVLAN table. set-mon-port <port> Sets the monitoring port. monitor <port> Starts port monitoring. stop-mon Stops port monitoring. get-lt-filter <mac_address> Displays the filter for ...

37 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 Port Configuration Commands get-port-cfg Displays the configuration of all the ports. set-port-dplex <port-number> {half|full} Sets a port’s duplex mode to half or full. set-speed-sel <port-number> {asense|10|100} Sets a port’s speed to 10, 10...

38 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Console Commands help-kbd Lists the console function keys. SYS_console> help-kbd ? or TAB - for a list of the categories ! or ^P - for previous command TAB - for command completion ^U - to clear the line ^W - to clear the previous word ...

41 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 init-nvram Resets the NVRAM on the SNMP agent to the default values. Thechanges don’t take effect until you use the warm-reset or cold-reset commands or cycle the power. Appendix A lists the default values. set-line-slip set-line-slip {9600|19200|38400} C...

42 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch set-rsw-file set-rsw-file <filename> Sets the name of the SNMP agent software remote file for download.This is the file downloaded from a TFTP server, if you’ve definedone. get-tftp-srvr Displays the TFTP server IP address to be used...

43 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 start-fg start-fg <dport-bitmask> <count> <rate> Starts frame generation. dport-bitmask is a hex bitmask of the ports to generate traffic on. For example, a dport-bitmask of 3E sends frames to ports 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The count specifies the...

44 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch set-ip set-ip <IPaddress> Sets the IP address of the switch (technically, the switch’s SNMPagent). If no IP address was previously set (default configuration), thenew value is saved in NVRAM and used immediately. Otherwise, thenew va...

45 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 get-slip-conf Displays the current SLIP configuration. set-slip set-slip <IPaddress> Sets the SLIP address, which can’t be the same as the IP address. set-slip-conf set-slip-conf <IPaddress> <netmask> <broadcast> Sets the SLIP conf...

46 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Ping Commands The ping command sends an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packet to a station. The ping process isasynchronous, so any responses are mixed in with other systemconsole messages. For this reason, it’s best...

47 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)Commands get-arp-tbl Displays the ARP table. The table lists the port and MAC address foreach IP address the switch has communicated with recently. SYS_console> get-arp-tbl IfIndex IpAddress MAC Address ================...

48 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch SNMP Commands Use these commands to configure the SNMP agent itself — accessand trap configuration. SNMP community strings SNMP community strings authenticate access to the ManagementInformation Base (MIB). Community strings function as “p...

49 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 SNMP trap message commands If the switch detects an irregular event, it generates a trap. A trap is anotification message that can be sent to predefined networkmanagement stations. A trap event can be a cold or warm reset,detection of a port link status c...

50 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch add-trap add-trap <IPaddress> <trap-community> Enters the IP address of the receiving station and the trap communitystring that appears in the trap message. The trap table can contain upto five receiving stations. SYS_console&g...

51 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 Self (not user configurable). If on (denoted as a +), the entry is asystem address. These are the switch’s individual and groupaddresses, as well as other addresses added by the managementsystem. If off (denoted as a -), the entry contains the MAC address...

52 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch get-lt-16 get-lt-16 {<index>|*} Displays 16 switching database entries starting at index ( or * to continue from the last displayed index). SYS_console>get-lt-16 10 Entry —— MAC Address —— LOCK SELF DPORT MGMT ====================...

53 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 find-lt-addr find-lt-addr <mac_address> Searches for a MAC address in the switching database and displays itsdescription, if found. SYS_console>find-lt-addr 00-40-05-2B-16-3D Entry ---- MAC Address ---- LOCK SELF DPORT MGMT ======================...

54 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch get-lt-age Displays the switching database aging time in seconds. This is theamount of time the switch stores a device’s MAC address beforeclearing it from the database. An entry whose MAC address doesn’tappear in the source field of an in...

55 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 SYS_console> get-lt-filter 00aa00a5898b 12 00-AA-00-A5-89-8B LOCK_OFF SELF_OFF --- VIRTUAL LAN ----- SRC PORT to : MGMT P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 ================================================================ 1 - - - - - + - - - - - - - ...

56 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch del-cf-entry del-cf-entry {run|nvram} <mac_address> <sport> Deletes the custom filter entry for address mac_address from source port sport. Ports are deleted one at a time by entering the port number. Select run to delete the e...

57 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 get-con-matrix Displays the current connectivity matrix for the switch. The firstcolumn is the source port. The other columns are destinations whereframes from a given source port can be forwarded. Unlearnedaddresses (addresses that aren’t in the switchin...

58 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch set-vbc-domain set-vbc-domain {run|nvram|all} <port_list> Establishes a virtual broadcast domain (VBD). port_list is a list of ports, separated by dashes, to group into a broadcast domain. set-vbc-domain all 2-5-6-7 This creates a VB...

59 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 get-svlan-tbl get-svlan-tbl {run|nvram} Displays the table of defined SVLANs. SYS_console> get-svlan-tbl run RUNTIME SECURITY VIRTUAL LANs TABLE ================================ SVLAN ID P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 ==========================...

60 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Spanning Tree Commands Spanning tree automatically configures a loop-free topology in abridged environment. The spanning tree agent is implemented inconformance with the IEEE 802.1d standard. In most cases, thedefaults work fine and you wo...

61 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 get-stp get-stp Displays the current state of spanning tree (either enabled ordisabled). By default, spanning tree is enabled in accordance with802.1d. SYS_console> get-stp Running Spanning Tree engine is enabled Next session the Spanning Tree engine w...

62 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch get-st-pcfg get-st-pcfg Displays the spanning tree port parameter table. If spanning tree isdisabled, parameters aren’t displayed. STP PORT TABLE ================ ID Prior State PathCost DesigRoot DesigCost DesigBridge DesigPort ----------...

63 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 set-br-prio set-br-prio <priority> Sets the spanning tree bridge priority. Bridge priority forces a bridgeto be selected as the root bridge, or as a designated bridge. The bridgepriority is a value used in determining the identity of the root bridge...

64 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch set-br-fwdel set-br-fwdel <forward_delay> Sets the spanning tree bridge forward delay. Forward delay is the timeinterval in seconds spent waiting to change a port from its spanningtree preforwarding state to a forwarding state. This ...

65 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 Port Configuration Commands Use these commands to configure and display port settings. get-port-cfg Displays the current port configuration. SYS_console> get-port-cfg PORT_ID LAN_TYPE LINK IF_TYPE SPEED_SEL LAN_SPEED FDPLX FCTRL =======================...

66 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch set-port-dplex set-port-dplex <port_number> {half|full} Specifies whether the given port is in full-duplex or half-duplex(standard Ethernet) mode. The default is half-duplex. You must setthe port speed to either 10 or 100 ( asense is...

67 Console Command Reference C H A P T E R 3 get-eth-cnt get-eth-cnt <port-number> Displays the Ethernet Statistics Counters for port port-number . This is almost identical to the Ethernet-like Statistics Group of the EthernetMIB. SYS_console> get-eth-cnt 1 Ethernet Statistics for port 1 ==...

68 C H A P T E R 3 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch get-rmon-cnt get-rmon-cnt <port> Displays the remote monitoring (RMON) statistics group 1 countersfor port . SYS_console> get-rmon-cnt 1 Ethernet RMON Counters for port 1 ==================================================== etherS...

Troubleshooting If you have problems with your Intel Express 10/100 Fast EthernetSwitch, use this chapter to help identify the problem and find apossible solution. If you can’t find information in this chapter about the problem you’rehaving, get the following information: • The serial number of the ...

72 C H A P T E R 4 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch General Problems If you’re having problems with the switch, follow the steps below: 1 Verify that your cables are wired correctly. This is the mostcommon problem. Use a UTP crossover cable to directly connectto a repeater or another switch...

73 Troubleshooting C H A P T E R 4 1 Incoming packets on Port 1 are destined for Port 2.However, Port 2’s buffer isfilled. 2 Port 1 sends a collision signal to the sendingdevice, telling it toretransmit the packets. Thisallows Port 2 to clear itsbuffers. 3 When Port 2’s buffer are cleared, retransmi...

Technical Information This chapter contains detailed information on default port and switchconfiguration options, product specifications, and supported standardsfor SNMP and MIB features. Default Configuration System Internal software filename: flash12.hex Database aging time: 300 seconds SNMP: Read...

76 A p p e n d i x A Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Ports 1-8 Type: 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX (auto detecting),twisted-pair Ethernet (TPE) Duplex mode: Half Flow control: On Ports 9-12 Not installed (see Accessories on next page) Console Manager Communications parameters: 9600 baud, 8-N-1 Login...

77 Technical Information A p p e n d i x A Specifications Features Buffer size: 64 Kbytes per port, 512 Kbytes total Architecture: Store and forward for complete runt and error filteringon all packets. Flow control prevents packet loss. MAC addresses supported: 4096 entries Switching database: Trans...

79 Technical Information A p p e n d i x A Electrical Specifications AC line frequency: 47Hz-63HzFuse: 100-120V/4A 200-240V/2A Power Cord Specifications 115 volt configuration:Minimum type SJT (SVT) 18/3, rated 250 Volts AC, 10 Amps with amaximum length of 15 feet. One end is terminated in an IEC 32...

80 A p p e n d i x A Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch SNMP and MIB Support The Express 10/100 Switch contains a built-in SNMP agent runningon the SNMP processor board. This allows each Express 10/100Switch to be managed from a centralized management station via anySNMP-compliant NMS. The SN...

81 Technical Information A p p e n d i x A Limited Hardware Warranty Intel warrants to the original owner that the hardware product delivered in this package will be free from defects in material andworkmanship for one (1) year following the latter of: (i) the date of purchase only if you register b...

83 Technical Information A p p e n d i x A Software provided with the hardware product is not covered under the hardware warranty described above. See the applicablesoftware license agreement which shipped with the hardware product for details on any software warranty. This Agreement shall be govern...

84 A p p e n d i x A Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Assurez vous que le système soit débranché de son alimentation ainsi que de toutes les liaisons de télécomunication, desréseaux, et des lignes de modem avant d’enlever le capot. Ne pas utiliser le système quand le capot est enlevé. WARNU...

Index 85 I 100 LED, 6100BASE-FX cabling requirements, 7100BASE-TX cabling requirements, 7 A–C Access restrictions creating virtual LANs (VLANs), 23 add-arp-entry command, 47 add-cf-entry command, 55 add-lt-entry command, 53 add-trap command, 50 Address table See Switching database commands Addresses...

86 I N D E X Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch Configuration (continued) network topology, 10ports, 65samples, 10SNMP, 21subnet mask, 44switch, 15–29, 31–70Wide Area Networks (WANs), 12 Configuring and Managing the Switch, 15–29, 31–70 Connectivity, checking See Ping commandsConsole Manager ...

87 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch I N D E X get-mgm-brcnt command, 70 get-nv-cfilt command, 56 get-nv-cftbl command, 56 get-port-cfg command, 22, 65 get-rmon-cnt command, 68 get-rsw-file command, 41 get-sdist-cnt command, 68 get-slip command, 44 get-slip-conf command, 45 get-st-bcfg comma...

88 I N D E X Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch M–O MAC address associating with an IP address, 47displaying, 39 Management, accessing, 16Mgmt (Management) LED, 6MIB getting file for NMS, 21getting support for NMS, 2support, 80 monitor command, 59 Monitoring ports with protocol analyzer, 59Mu...

89 Intel Express 10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch I N D E X set-port-fctrl command, 66 set-prompt command, 38 set-prt-enb command, 64 set-prt-pcost command, 64 set-prt-prio command, 64 set-rsw-file command, 42 set-sec-vlan command, 58 set-slip command, 45 set-slip-conf command, 45 set-speed-sel command, ...

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