The Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide is for the network manager responsible for configuring the Catalyst 2900 series XL and Catalyst 3500 series XL switches, hereafter referred to as the switches. Before using this guide, you should be familiar with the concepts and terminology of Ethernet and local area networking. This guide provides information about configuring and troubleshooting a switch or switch clusters. This guide also provides information about configuring the Cisco 575 Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) customer premises equipment (CPE). It includes descriptions of the management interface options and the features supported by the switch software | Catalyst 2900 Series XL and Catalyst 3500 Series XL Software Configuration Guide Cisco IOS Release 5 WC 1 April 2001 Corporate Headquarters Cisco Systems Inc. 170 West Tasman Drive San Jose CA 95134-1706 USA http Tel 408 526-4000 800 553-NETS 6387 Fax 408 526-4100 Customer Order Number DOC-786511 Text Part Number 78-6511-05 THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL STATEMENTS INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS MANUAL ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF ANY PRODUCTS. THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT ARE SET FORTH IN THE INFORMATION PACKET THAT SHIPPED WITH THE PRODUCT AND ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOFTWARE LICENSE OR LIMITED WARRANTY CONTACT YOUR CISCO REPRESENTATIVE FOR A COPY. The Cisco implementation of TCP header compression is an adaptation of a program developed by the University of California Berkeley UCB as part of UCB s public domain version of the UNIX operating system. All rights reserved. Copyright 1981 Regents of the University of California. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER WARRANTY HEREIN ALL DOCUMENT FILES AND SOFTWARE OF THESE SUPPLIERS ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS. CISCO AND THE ABOVE-NAMED SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL CISCO OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS MANUAL EVEN IF CISCO OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. AccessPath AtmDirector .