Netgear GS728TPP GS728TP/GS728TPP/GS752TP Software Administration Manual - Page 74
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GS752TP, GS728TP, and GS728TPP Gigabit Smart Switches Ports The screens you access from the Ports menu allow you to view and monitor the physical port information for the ports available on the switch. From the Ports menu, you can access the features described in the following sections: • Global Configuration • Port Configuration Global Configuration IEEE 802.3x flow control works by pausing a port when the port becomes oversubscribed and dropping all traffic for small bursts of time during the congestion condition. This action can lead to high-priority and network control traffic loss. When IEEE 802.3x flow control is enabled, lower-speed switches can communicate with higher-speed switches by requesting that the higher-speed switch refrains from sending packets. Transmissions are temporarily halted to prevent buffer overflows. Jumbo frames support packets of up to 9 Kilobytes in size. If jumbo frames are not enabled (default), the system supports packet size up to 2048 bytes. For jumbo frames to take effect, the switch must be rebooted after the feature is enabled. To configure global configuration settings: 1. Select Switching Ports > Global Configuration. The following screen displays: 2. Next to Global Flow Control (IEEE 802.3x) Mode, enable or disable IEEE 802.3x flow control on the system. The factory default is Disable. Configuring Switching Information 74