Netgear GS728TXS GS728TXS/GS752TXS Software Administration Manual - Page 131

GS752TXS and GS728TXS Smart Switches MFDB Table The Multicast Forwarding Database (MFDB) holds the port membership information for all active multicast address entries. The key for an entry consists of a VLAN ID and MAC address pair. Entries can contain data for more than one protocol.  To search the MFDB table: 1. Select Switching Multicast  MFDB  MFDB Table. 2. Next to Search By MAC Address, specify the MAC Address whose MFDB table entry you want to view. Enter six two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons, for example 00:01:23:43:45:67. 3. Click Go. If the address exists, that entry will be displayed. An exact match is required. The MFDB Table screen displays the following: • MAC Address. The multicast MAC address for which you requested data. • VLAN ID. The VLAN ID to which the multicast MAC address is related. • Component. This is the component that is responsible for this entry in the Multicast Forwarding Database. Possible values are IGMP Snooping, GMRP, Static Filtering and MLD Snooping. • Type. This displays the type of the entry. Static entries are those that are configured by the end user. Dynamic entries are added to the table as a result of a learning process or protocol. • Description. The text description of this multicast table entry. Possible values are Management Configured, Network Configured and Network Assisted. • Interface. The list of interfaces that are designated for forwarding (Fwd:) and filtering (Flt:) for the selected address. • Forwarding Interfaces. The resultant forwarding list is derived from combining all the forwarding interfaces and removing the interfaces that are listed as the static filtering interfaces. 4. Click Refresh to refresh the web screen to show the latest MFDB information. 131