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VES-1000 Series Ethernet Switch
24-10 Switch-Related Commands
24.5 MAC Address Commands
The following commands allow ports to learn MAC addresses and display information about MAC addresses
learned. MAC address learning reduces the need for outgoing traffic broadcasts.
Table 24-4 MAC Address CI Commands
COMMAND DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
sw mac status Use this command to see which ports may learn MAC
addresses. sw mac status
sw mac learn n on|off Use this command to allow or disallow port n from learning
MAC addresses. sw mac learn 1 on
sw mac address Use this command to see all MAC addresses learned. sw mac address
sw mac num Use this command to view the total number of learned MAC
addresses. sw mac num
sw mac find Use this command to find a MAC address and display port
interface and age information. sw mac find
00:80:c8:3d:35:5d
24.5.1 MAC Learning Status
sw mac status
This command displays ports that may learn MAC addresses.
Figure 24-12 MAC Learning Status
From this screen we see that all ports have MAC learning enabled by default.
For actual MAC address learning to occur on a port, Active must be set to Yes in Menu 6 — Ports Setup for that
port.
VES_APLHA> sw mac status
Port 1 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 2 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 3 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 4 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 5 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 6 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 7 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 8 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 9 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 10 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 11 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 12 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 13 MAC learning operation : Enabled
Port 14 MAC learning operation : Enabled
CAUTION: For actual MAC address learning to occur on a port, Active must be
set to Yes in Menu 6 - Ports Setup for that port.
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