User`s guide

13 - 14 Ethernet or Token Ring Bridge

3. The following message will appear:

Finding the other units ...

When the command is executed, the local unit will send a special

broadcast message similar to the one below to all other units on the

infrastructure. It reports that it has a new ﬁrmware ﬁle with its

assigned version number.

BR105E 004096001d45 has code version 3.2a (checksum

1598)

The remote units then decide whether to respond based on the value

of their rcv_distribute parameter.

When the local unit receives a response to its request, the remote

unit is added to a list of units to be loaded. When the response time-

out period has expired (approximately 10 seconds), the local unit

will begin loading all remote units in parallel using a proprietary

protocol. A message similar to the one below will be displayed.

Loading 004096001d45

If any remote units timeout during the load, they are removed from

the list. Once all units have completed loading, the local unit dis-

plays a count of the successful loads. A message similar to the fol-

lowing will be displayed.

Completed loading 004096001d45

Completed loading 00409610345f

Loading of 2 Ethernet or Token Ring Bridges completed

Conﬁguring DHCP Servers (Class)

Use the class option to enter a class ID for a client node. The entered

string is placed in the DHCP discover messages sent to the DHCP

servers. The server will determine how to respond based on the class ID.