Intel 10/100 User Manual

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Contents

Quick Start

Hardware Installation and Network Topology

Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 3

Installation and Setup ....................................................................................................................... 4

Using the Switch ............................................................................................................................... 5

Port status LEDs ........................................................................................................................ 5
Management status LEDs .......................................................................................................... 6

Cabling Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 7

UTP requirements ...................................................................................................................... 7
Fiber optic requirements ............................................................................................................ 7
Straight-through vs. crossover cables ......................................................................................... 8

Typical Configurations ................................................................................................................... 10

Configuring the mixed 10 and 100 Mbps workgroup environment ........................................... 10
Configuring the Wide Area Network (WAN) or multi-floor environment ................................ 12
Repeater count limitations ....................................................................................................... 14

Configuring and Managing the Switch

Accessing the Console Manager ..................................................................................................... 16

Using the Console Manager ............................................................................................................ 17

Entering commands ................................................................................................................. 17
Console Manager command groups .......................................................................................... 19

Sample Console Manager Session ................................................................................................... 20

Configuring the SNMP agent for IP ......................................................................................... 21
Configuring a port for full duplex ............................................................................................ 22
Creating Virtual LANs (VLANs) ............................................................................................. 23
Monitoring traffic .................................................................................................................... 25

Console Command Reference

Console Command-line Summary ................................................................................................... 32

Console Commands ........................................................................................................................ 38

System Commands ......................................................................................................................... 39

IP Commands ................................................................................................................................. 43

IP configuration ....................................................................................................................... 43
Ping Commands ....................................................................................................................... 46
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Commands ....................................................................... 47