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Switch LED Indicators ........................................................37
Stacking Module LED Indicators.........................................37
Connecting The Switch..........................................................39
Switch to End Node ............................................................39
Switch to Hub or Switch .....................................................40
Switch Stack Connections ..................................................41
10BASE-T Device .............................................................42
100BASE-TX Device.........................................................43
Switch Management and Operating Concepts .......................44
Local Console Management ................................................44
Diagnostic (console) port (RS-232 DCE)............................45
Managing Switch Stacks.....................................................46
Switch IP Address...............................................................49
Traps ..................................................................................50
SNMP .................................................................................52
MIBs...................................................................................55
Packet Forwarding..............................................................56
Filtering..............................................................................57
Spanning Tree ....................................................................59
Link Aggregation.................................................................70
VLANs ................................................................................72
IP Addresses.......................................................................81
Internet Protocols ...............................................................90
Packet Headers...................................................................97
The Domain Name System................................................105
DHCP Servers................................................................... 106
IP Routing ........................................................................ 107
ARP .................................................................................. 109
Multicasting ..................................................................... 110
Multicast Routing Protocols .............................................. 119
Routing Protocols ............................................................. 120
Web-Based Switch Management..........................................167
Introduction ..................................................................... 167
Before You Start ...............................................................168
General Deployment Strategy.........................................168