Administrator Guide

Disabling Multicast Flooding...................................................................................................................................363
Specifying a Port as Connected to a Multicast Router...................................................................................... 363
Conguring the Switch as Querier........................................................................................................................ 364
Fast Convergence after MSTP Topology Changes...................................................................................................364
Egress Interface Selection (EIS) for HTTP and IGMP Applications........................................................................365
Protocol Separation.................................................................................................................................................365
Enabling and Disabling Management Egress Interface Selection...................................................................... 366
Handling of Management Route Conguration................................................................................................... 367
Handling of Switch-Initiated Trac....................................................................................................................... 367
Handling of Switch-Destined Trac......................................................................................................................368
Handling of Transit Trac (Trac Separation).................................................................................................... 369
Mapping of Management Applications and Trac Type.....................................................................................369
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Initiated Trac ............................................................................ 370
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Destined Trac ............................................................................371
Interworking of EIS With Various Applications..................................................................................................... 372
Designating a Multicast Router Interface................................................................................................................... 372
19 Interfaces................................................................................................................................................. 373
Basic Interface Conguration....................................................................................................................................... 373
Advanced Interface Conguration............................................................................................................................... 373
Interface Types............................................................................................................................................................... 374
View Basic Interface Information................................................................................................................................. 374
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State...................................................................................................376
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................ 377
Physical Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 377
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces.....................................................................................................377
Overview of Layer Modes.......................................................................................................................................378
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode..................................................................................................................378
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................379
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................379
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................379
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................380
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 380
Conguring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 380
Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................381
Conguring Management Interfaces..................................................................................................................... 381
Conguring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port................................................................................382
S6100 — OIR...........................................................................................................................................................383
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................383
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................384
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................ 385
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................385
Port Channel Denition and Standards.................................................................................................................385
Port Channel Benets.............................................................................................................................................385
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................385
Interfaces in Port Channels.................................................................................................................................... 386
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