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Viewing the forwarding database

The Forwarding tab shows the forwarding database for the VLAN and contains information about unicast entries for which the bridge has forwarding and/or filtering information.This information is used by the transparent bridging function to determine how to forward a received frame.

To access the Forwarding tab:

  1. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > VLANs.
  2. The VLAN dialog box opens with the Basic tab displayed.
  3. In the VLAN dialog box, select a VLAN and click Bridge.
  4. The Bridge, VLAN dialog box opens with the Transparent tab displayed.
  5. Click Forwarding.
  6. The Forwarding tab opens.


    Note Note: When viewing the Forwarding tab, be aware that an invalid port number may be displayed. For more information, see "Invalid port displayed in forwarding database" on page.

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