Ethernet Settings

IP Address

The IP address of the Ethernet interface.

IP Netmask

Defaults to 255.255.255.0. If you have divided your network into subnets, enter the subnet mask that identifies how your network addresses are divided between the network portion and the host portion.

Broadcast

Version of the Ethernet IP address plus netmask that the PortMaster uses as a broadcast address to send information to other hosts on the local Ethernet:

  • High sets the host part of the address to all ones (for example, 192.168.1.255) for broadcast.

  • low sets the host part of the address to all zeros (for example, 192.168.1.0) for broadcast. This is the default.

This broadcast address must match the broadcast address set for the other hosts on your local Ethernet segment.

RIP

If enabled, the PortMaster sends RIP packets on this Ethernet interface.

RIP V2

Indicates that RIP v.2 is to be used on the interface. Details

Note - Changed RIP settings take effect the next time the interface is re-established.

RIP Cost

A decimal value from 0 to 16 that is added to the metric of RIP routes learned over this interface.

IPX Network

IPX network number of your local Ethernet segment---a 32-bit hexadecimal value.

IPX Frame

IPX frame type. This setting must match the setting of other devices attached to the same Ethernet segment. Contact your IPX network administrator for information about the frame type used on your network.

Ethernet 802.2 Consists of a standard 802.3 media access control (MAC) header followed by an 802.2 Logical Link Control (LLC) header. This is the default encapsulation used by Novell NetWare 4.0.

Ehternet 802.2.II Not commonly used.

Ethernet 802.3 Consists of a standard 802.3 MAC header followed directly by the IPX header with a checksum of FFFF. This is the default encapsulation used by Novell NetWare 3.11.

Ethernet II Novell's Ethernet II. This encapsulation is sometimes used for networks that handle both TCP/IP and IPX traffic.

IP Status

If enabled (the default), IP traffic is allowed on the interface. Disabling IP on the Ethernet interface might disable communications between PMVision and the PortMaster being monitored. Disable IP traffic on this interface only if the PortMaster is not attached to a local Ethernet network.

IPX Status

If enabled (the default), IPX traffic is allowed on the Ethernet interface. If disabled, IPX traffic is not allowed. Disable IPX traffic on this interface only if the PortMaster is not attached to a local IPX network.

Note - This setting is not available on the Ether1 interface.

Input Filter

Name of filter, up to 15 characters, for packets entering the PortMaster. All traffic coming into the PortMaster on the Ethernet interface is compared to the input filter rules. Only packets permitted by the filter rules are accepted by the PortMaster. (Click Configure==>Filters to create an input filter.)

Output Filter

Name of filter, up to 15 characters, for packets exiting the PortMaster. All traffic going out of the PortMaster on the Ethernet interface is compared to the output filter rules. Only packets permitted by the filter rules are sent by the portMaster. (Click Configure==>Filters to create an output filter.)

Crossbar IP

Allows Ethernet interfaces to be used with Crossbar IP. Enter a dotted-decimal IP address or 39-character hostname of the next hop for all packets leaving the interface. An address of 0.0.0.0 removes the crossbar IP. Details

Note - You must reset the slot containing the Ethernet card for the crossbar IP setting to take effect.

Route Incoming Filter

Filter that determines which routes to listen for.

Route Outgoing Filter

Filter that determines which routes to broadcast.

OSPF

If selected, enables OSPF Routing for this Ethernet interface.

Cost

The cost of sending a packet on the interface. Cost is also known as the link state metric. This value is an integer from 0 to 15. Lower-cost routes are preferred. Setting the number to 0 disables Cost.

Hello Interval

The interval that must elapse between the transmission of hello packets on the interface. The range is between 10 and 120 seconds. The default is 10 seconds.

Dead Time

Number of seconds the PortMaster waits after ceasing to receive a neighbor router's hello packets and before identifying the remote router as unreachable. The range is 40 to 1200 seconds. The default is 40 seconds.

Multicast Proxy

IGMP/Multicast Proxy. Starts ether1 listening for IGMP traffic and sends an IGMP member report for the ALL_SYSTEM group.

Multicast Heartbeat Group

Address for receiving multicast traffic for a heartbeat group.

Multicast Source

Source address of multicast hearbeat.

Multicast Port

Port number that listens for multicast heartbeats.

Multicast Num of Slots

Number of time slots.

Multicast Slot Length

Length of the multicast slot.

Multicast Alarm

How many mulitcast slots are needed.

Multicast Timeout

Timeout for IGMP V1 clients.

MAC Address

Physical or local media access control (MAC) address of the target host.