| Title: | FDDI - The Next Generation |
| Moderator: | NETCAD::STEFANI |
| Created: | Thu Apr 27 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2259 |
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Hi,
I would like to ask you more questions on DECbridge 6XX (Note 907).
The questions are:
1. SNMP supporting RFC 1213
A. Provide for Default Gateway with Subnet masking
B. Global errors and types - CRCs, Fragments, Collisons, Runts
& Giants
C. Utilization must be indicated in bytes
D. CPU utilization and Buffer usage/overflow
E. Timed partition-override
F. Provide 'get' on all hardware and software
G. Interoperability with SunNet Manager
Does the DECbridge 6XX support the above? In addition, someone metioned
that SMT 7.2 will be out soon. Do we know when?
Thanks.
J.H. John
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| 915.1 | QUIVER::WALTER | Wed Mar 31 1993 14:48 | 62 | ||
I can answer some of these:
>>> A. Provide for Default Gateway with Subnet masking
The following is copied from the SNMP User Guide:
Default Gateway configuration
-----------------------------
The IP stack in these devices does not need to be configured with
a subnet mask to participate in any IP network configuration. However,
in the event that a Trap Receiver IP address is specified, and it is
not on a subnet local to the device, a Default Gateway must be
configured to allow these traps to be delivered.
The default gateway may be configured with SNMP SET on either
esysGatewayAddress [DEC ELAN MIB] or ipRouteTable [MIB-II]. In
the latter, the destination IP address should be specified as 0.0.0.0,
and the next hop (ipRouteNextHop) as the IP address of the gateway.
It may also be configured by using any of the DEC ELMS-conformant
products mentioned earlier.
It is not necessary to configure this parameter if the NMS receiving
traps is on a directly connected subnet, or if the trap address table
is not configured.
>>> B. Global errors and types - CRCs, Fragments, Collisons, Runts
& Giants
I assume you refer to counters for the above events. The bridge does
maintain these counters.
>>> C. Utilization must be indicated in bytes
There are counters for total bytes received, total bytes transmitted,
device bytes received, device bytes transmitted, etc.
>>> D. CPU utilization and Buffer usage/overflow
No.
>>> E. Timed partition-override
Don't know what this is.
>>> F. Provide 'get' on all hardware and software
Software revision and hardware configuration are available.
>>> G. Interoperability with SunNet Manager
It has been tested with SunNet Manager at the University of New
Hampshire Interoperability Lab, with no compatibility problems.
>>> Does the DECbridge 6XX support the above? In addition, someone metioned
>>> that SMT 7.2 will be out soon. Do we know when?
V1.3 of the DECbridge firmware supports SMT 7.2. It is scheduled to be
released by SSB on 20-Apr. A pointer to the V1.3 image is in Note
837.1; read the notice in 837.2.
Dave
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| 915.2 | Override auto-partition | GUIDUK::KANG | J.H. John Kang @SEO - DTN 545-4340 | Wed Mar 31 1993 15:57 | 12 |
Thanks Dave for your quick response.
Regarding "E) Timed partition-override" question, it is meant that
"Overriding auto-partition"
Can we do this?
Thanks again.
John
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| 915.3 | partition? | QUIVER::WALTER | Wed Mar 31 1993 18:00 | 5 | |
Sorry, but I have no idea what a "partition" is in the context of a
bridge, or why you would override it.
Dave
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| 915.4 | Yes, you can manually partition the LAN | MUDDY::WATERS | Wed Mar 31 1993 18:16 | 3 | |
No doubt they mean "manually control the spanning tree topology".
The answer is yes. You can set the standard bridge parameters such
as port cost and port enablement to affect the spanning tree.
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