User guide

Chapter 1: Introduction
Page 1-2 Fast Network 100 User Guide
• Appendix A, Technical Specifications , provides the FN100
specifications and basic 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX cabling pin
assignments.
• Appendix B,
Glossary , provides a glossary of terms both specific to
the FN100 and common to the networking field.
1.1 GETTING HELP
If you need additional support related to this device, or if you have any
questions, comments, or suggestions concerning this manual, contact
Cabletron Systems Technical Support:
By phone [phone]
Monday – Friday; 8
A . M . – 8 P . M . Eastern Time
By CompuServe GO CTRON from any ! prompt
By Internet mail [e-mail]
By FTP ctron.com (134.141.197.25)
Login
anonymous
Password your email address
1.2 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS
The following conventions are used throughout this document:
LCM commands, prompts, and information displayed by the computer
appear in Courier typeface, for example:
Current Number of Learned Addresses: 133
Information that you enter appears in Courier bold typeface, for example:
FN100 > status
Information that you need to enter with a command is represented in
capital letters and enclosed in angle brackets < >. For example, you must
enter a port number and an IP address to execute the ipaddr <PORT#>
<IPADDR> command:
FN100 > ipaddr 6 192.138.217.40
Field value options appear in bold typeface. For example, FN100 bridging
options include
off , on , and noBPDU .