Address Table Settings; Configuring Mac Address Learning - LevelOne GEL-1061 User Manual

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Configuring MAC Address Learning

Address Table Settings

Switches store the addresses for all known devices. This information is used to pass
traffic directly between the inbound and outbound ports. All the addresses learned
by monitoring traffic are stored in the dynamic address table. You can also
manually configure static addresses that are bound to a specific port.
This chapter describes the following topics:
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MAC Address Learning
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Static MAC Addresses
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Address Aging Time
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Dynamic Address Cache
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MAC Notification Traps
removed.
Use the MAC Address > Learning Status page to enable or disable MAC address
learning on an interface.
Command Usage
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When MAC address learning is disabled, the switch immediately stops learning
new MAC addresses on the specified interface. Only incoming traffic with
source addresses stored in the static address table (see
Addresses" on page
through that interface.
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Dynamic addresses stored in the address table when MAC address learning is
disabled are flushed from the system, and no dynamic addresses are
subsequently learned until MAC address learning has been re-enabled. Any
device not listed in the static address table that attempts to use the interface
after MAC learning has been disabled will be prevented from accessing the
switch.
– Enables or disables address learning on an interface.
– Configures static entries in the address table.
– Sets timeout for dynamically learned entries.
– Shows dynamic entries in the address table.
– Issue trap when a dynamic MAC address is added or
157) will be accepted as authorized to access the network
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