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• Source Route to Transparent Bridging. Used in mixed Ethernet and Token Ring environ-
ments, this protocol provides easy translation between transparent and source route bridg-
ing. A mixed ethernet and token ring environment is shown in the diagram below:
Spanning tree and fast spanning tree are also used to prevent physical loops in the network
from creating excess traffic by blocking packet transmission on one or more ports.
This chapter describes the commands used for configuring various bridging commands for the
above mentioned protocols, as well as diagnostic, spanning tree and fast spanning tree
information.
♦ Important Notes ♦
In Release 4.4 and later, the Omni Switch/Router is
factory-configured to boot up in
CLI (Command Line
Interface) mode, rather than in UI (User Interface)
mode. See Chapter 4, “The User Interface,” for docu-
mentation on changing from CLI mode to UI mode.
Beginning with Release 4.4, FDDI is no longer
supported. Beggining with Release 4.5, Token Ring and
ATM are no longer supported.
Segment 1
SRTB Bridge
Segment 2