Mac Address Table; Figure 94: Forwarding Database Search; Table 80: Forwarding Database Search Fields - D-Link DWL-8600AP User Manual

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MAC Address Table

Use the MAC Address Table page to display information about entries in the forwarding database.

To access the page, click LAN > Monitoring > MAC Address Table in the navigation tree.

MAC Address Search

Source Slot/Port(s)

Specify the type of entries to display. When you select a filter from the menu,

the screen refreshes and displays the entries based on the filter you select,

which can be one of the following:

• Learned: If you select Learned, only MAC addresses that have been

learned are displayed.

• All: If you select All, the entire table is displayed.

This field allows you to search for an individual MAC address in the forwarding

database table.

A unicast MAC address for which the switch has forwarding and/or filtering

information. The format is a two byte hexadecimal VLAN ID number followed

by a six byte MAC address with each byte separated by colons. For example:

01:23:45:67:89:AB:CD:EF, where 01:23 is the VLAN ID and 45:67:89:AB:CD:EF

is the MAC address.

The port where this address was learned. In other words, this field shows the

port through which the MAC address can be reached.

The ifIndex of the MIB interface table entry associated with the source port.

The status of this entry. The possible values are:

• Static: The entry was added when a static MAC filter was defined.

• Learned: The entry was learned by observing the source MAC addresses of

incoming traffic, and is currently in use.

• Management: The system MAC address, which is identified with interface

• Self: The MAC address of one of the switch's physical interfaces.

Configuring and Searching the Forwarding Database

Unified Wired and Wireless Access System

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