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Searching and Configuring the Forwarding Database, Searching the MAC Address Table

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GS716Tv2 and GS724Tv3 Software Administration Manual Table 3-27. IGMP Snooping Querier VLAN Status Fields (continued) Field Description Last Querier Version Displays the IGMP protocol version of the last querier from which a query was snooped on the VLAN. Operational Max Response Displays the maximum response time to be used in the queries that are Time sent by the snooping querier. 2. Click Refresh to redisplay the page with the latest information from the switch. Searching and Configuring the Forwarding Database The forwarding database 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 folder contains links to the following features: • "Searching the MAC Address Table" on page 3-47 • "Dynamic Address Configuration" on page 3-49 • "MAC Address Table" on page 3-50 • "Static MAC Address" on page 3-52 Searching the MAC Address Table Use the search function of the MAC Address Table page to display 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. To access this page: 1. Click Switching Address Table  Basic  Address Table in the navigation tree. 2. Use the "Search By" field to search for MAC Addresses by MAC Address, VLAN ID, or Interface. • MAC Address: Select MAC Address from the menu and enter a six-byte hexadecimal MAC address in two-digit groups separated by colons, then click Go. 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 Go. If any entries with that VLAN ID exist they are displayed. Configuring Switching Information v1.0, July 2009 3-47

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GS716Tv2 and GS724Tv3 Software Administration Manual
Configuring Switching Information
3-47
v1.0, July 2009
2.
Click
Refresh
to redisplay the page with the latest information from the switch.
Searching and Configuring the Forwarding Database
The forwarding database 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
folder contains links to the following features:
“Searching the MAC Address Table” on page
3-47
“Dynamic Address Configuration” on page
3-49
“MAC Address Table” on page
3-50
“Static MAC Address” on page
3-52
Searching the MAC Address Table
Use the search function of the MAC Address Table page to display 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.
To access this page:
1.
Click
Switching
Address Table
Basic
Address Table
in the navigation tree.
2.
Use the “Search By” field to search for MAC Addresses by
MAC Address
,
VLAN ID
, or
Interface
.
MAC Address
: Select
MAC Address
from the menu and enter a six-byte hexadecimal
MAC address in two-digit groups separated by colons, then click
Go
. 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
Go
. If any entries with that VLAN ID exist they are displayed.
Last Querier Version
Displays the IGMP protocol version of the last querier from which a
query was snooped on the VLAN.
Operational Max Response
Time
Displays the maximum response time to be used in the queries that are
sent by the snooping querier.
Table
3-27. IGMP Snooping Querier VLAN Status Fields (continued)
Field
Description