GS716Tv2 and GS724Tv3 Software Administration Manual
Configuring Switching Information
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v1.0, July 2009
2.
Click
Refresh
to redisplay the page with the latest information from the switch.
Searching and Configuring the Forwarding Database
The forwarding database maintains a list of MAC addresses after having received a packet from
this MAC address. The transparent bridging function uses the forwarding database entries to
determine how to forward a received frame.
The
Address Table
folder contains links to the following features:
•
“Searching the MAC Address Table” on page
3-47
•
“Dynamic Address Configuration” on page
3-49
•
“MAC Address Table” on page
3-50
•
“Static MAC Address” on page
3-52
Searching the MAC Address Table
Use the search function of the MAC Address Table page to display information about unicast
entries for which the switch has forwarding and/or filtering information. This information is used
by the transparent bridging function in determining how to propagate a received frame.
To access this page:
1.
Click
Switching
Address Table
Basic
Address Table
in the navigation tree.
2.
Use the “Search By” field to search for MAC Addresses by
MAC Address
,
VLAN ID
, or
Interface
.
•
MAC Address
: Select
MAC Address
from the menu and enter a six-byte hexadecimal
MAC address in two-digit groups separated by colons, then click
Go
. If the address exists,
that entry will be displayed. An exact match is required.
•
VLAN ID
: Select
VLAN ID
from the menu, enter the VLAN ID, for example, 100. Then
click
Go
. If any entries with that VLAN ID exist they are displayed.
Last Querier Version
Displays the IGMP protocol version of the last querier from which a
query was snooped on the VLAN.
Operational Max Response
Time
Displays the maximum response time to be used in the queries that are
sent by the snooping querier.
Table
3-27. IGMP Snooping Querier VLAN Status Fields (continued)
Field
Description