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MAC Address Table (Forwarding Data Base)
This menu is used to view the Switch's dynamic MAC address forwarding table. When the switch
learns an association between a MAC address and a port number, it makes an entry into its forwarding
table. These entries are then used to forward packets through the switch. The Switch's MAC address
table is referred to as the Forwarding Data Base in the CLI Reference Manual. To view the MAC
address table using CLI the command is
The information is described as follows:
Search by:
VLAN ID
MAC Address
Slot - Port
Find
Clear
View All Entries
Clear All Entries
VID
MAC Address
Port
Learned
Next
Using the Web-based Management Software
DES-7000/DES-7100 Layer 2 Switch User's Guide
show
fdb.
Figure 6- 56. MAC Address Table window
Allows the forwarding table to be browsed by VLAN ID (VID).
Allows the forwarding table to be browsed by MAC Address.
Allows the forwarding table to be browsed by port number.
Click the icon to find the data entry.
Clears all static and dynamic forwarding table entries for the VLAN ID,
MAC Address or Port number. Only one of these three options (VLAN ID,
MAC Address or Port) can be cleared at a time.
Lists all entries for the forwarding table.
Clears all entries for the forwarding table.
The VLAN ID associated with the port or MAC address listed.
The MAC address entered into the address table.
The port associated with the MAC address.
How the switch discovered the MAC address. The possible entries are
Dynamic, Self, and Static.
Click this button to view the next page of the address table.
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