DIGITAL GIGAswitch/Router User Reference Manual
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Contents
Configuring GSR Bridging Functions .................................................................................35
Configuring Address-based or Flow-based Bridging ...............................................35
Configuring Spanning Tree ...........................................................................................36
Adjusting Spanning-Tree Parameters..........................................................................36
Setting the Bridge Priority ......................................................................................37
Setting a Port Priority..............................................................................................37
Assigning Port Costs ...............................................................................................38
Adjusting Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) Intervals ....................................38
Adjusting the Interval between Hello Times................................................38
Defining the Forward Delay Interval ............................................................38
Defining the Maximum Age ...........................................................................39
Configuring a Port or Protocol based VLAN..............................................................39
Creating a Port or Protocol Based VLAN.............................................................39
Adding Ports to a VLAN ........................................................................................39
Configuring VLAN Trunk Ports...................................................................................40
Configuring VLANs for Bridging.................................................................................40
Configuring Layer-2 Filters ...........................................................................................40
Monitoring Bridging..............................................................................................................41
Configuration Examples .......................................................................................................42
Creating an IP or IPX VLAN .........................................................................................42
Creating a non-IP/non-IPX VLAN ..............................................................................42
Chapter 4: SmartTRUNK Configuration Guide...................................... 43
Overview .................................................................................................................................43
Configuring SmartTRUNKs .................................................................................................44
Creating a SmartTRUNK ...............................................................................................44
Add Physical Ports to the SmartTRUNK ....................................................................45
Specify Traffic Distribution Policy (Optional) ............................................................45
Monitoring SmartTRUNKs...................................................................................................46
Example Configurations .......................................................................................................47
Chapter 5: DHCP Configuration Guide .................................................. 49
DHCP Overview ....................................................................................................................49
Configuring DHCP ................................................................................................................50
Configuring an IP Address Pool...................................................................................50
Configuring Client Parameters .....................................................................................50
Configuring a Static IP Address ...................................................................................51
Grouping Scopes with a Common Interface...............................................................51
Configuring DHCP Server Parameters........................................................................52
Updating the Lease Database ...............................................................................................52
Monitoring the DHCP Server...............................................................................................52
DHCP Configuration Examples...........................................................................................53
Configuring Secondary Subnets ...................................................................................54
Secondary Subnets and Directly-Connected Clients .................................................55
Interacting with Relay Agents.......................................................................................56