Address Table; Mac Address Table - NETGEAR S3300 User Manual

Address Table

The address table 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 link contains links described in the following sections.
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MAC Address Table

• Dynamic Address Configuration
• Static MAC Address
MAC Address Table
The MAC Address Table contains 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. Use the search function of the
MAC Address Table screen to display information about the entries in the table.
The MAC Address Table contains 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. Use the search function of the
MAC Address Table screen to display information about the entries in the table.
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To search for an entry in the MAC address table:
1. Select Switching> Address Table > Basic > Address Table.
2. From the Search By list, select the criteria to use for the search:
• MAC Address. Select MAC Address from the menu and enter a 6-byte hexadecimal
MAC address in 2-digit groups separated by colons, then click the Go button. 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 the Go button. If any entries with that VLAN ID exist they are displayed.
• Interface. Select Interface from the menu, enter the interface ID in g1, g2... format,
then, click the Go button. If any entries learned on that interface exist, they are
displayed.
The following table describes the information available for each entry in the address table.
Table 68. Address Table
Field
VLAN ID
MAC Address
S3300 Smart Managed Pro Switch
Description
Specifies the VLAN ID on which the IGMP Snooping Querier is administratively
enabled and for which VLAN exists in the VLAN database.
A unicast MAC address for which the switch has forwarding and/or filtering
information. The format is a six-byte MAC address with each byte separated by
colons. For example, 00:0F:89:AB:CD:EF.
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