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8 • IP 6511RC Matrix Switch Administrators’ Reference Guide
68 Address Translation Information window
Address Translation Information window
The Address Translation Information window (see figure 36 ) displays the contents of the 6511RC’s logical-to-
physical address translation table. The 6511RC uses the table to resolve the correspondence between a logical
IP network address and a physical Media Access Control (MAC) address.
Note
Some interface types do not use translation tables to determine address
equivalences (for example, DDN-X.25 uses an algorithmic method). If the
Address Translation table is empty (there are no entries), that indicates that
none of the 6511RC’s interfaces are using an address translation table.
Figure 36. Address Translation Information window
The following sections describe the information displayed on the Address Translation Information window.
Interface (ipNetToMediaIfIndex)
Each entry contains one IP address to physical address equivalence.
Net Address (ipNetToMediaNetAddress)
The IP address corresponding to the media-dependent physical address.
Physical (ipNetToMediaPhysAddress)
The media-dependent physical address.
Type (ipNetToMediaType)
The type of mapping. Setting this object to the value invalid(2) has the effect of invalidating the corresponding
entry in the ipNetToMediaTable. That is, it effectively disassociates the interface identified with said entry
from the mapping identified with said entry. It is an implementation-specific matter as to whether the agent
removes an invalidated entry from the table. Accordingly, management stations must be prepared to receive