3Com 4500 Switch User Manual


 
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Task Remarks
Enabling Destination MAC Address Triggered Update Optional
Configuring a MAC Address Entry
You can add, modify, or remove a MAC address entry, remove all MAC address entries concerning a
specific port, or remove specific type of MAC address entries (dynamic or static MAC address entries).
Adding a MAC address entry in system view
You can add a MAC address entry in either system view or Ethernet port view.
Follow these steps to add a MAC address entry in system view:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
Add a MAC address
entry
mac-address { static | dynamic | blackhole }
mac-address interface interface-type
interface-number vlan vlan-id
Required
z When you add a MAC address entry, the port specified by the interface argument must belong to
the VLAN specified by the vlan argument in the command. Otherwise, you will fail to add this MAC
address entry.,By default, all ports belong to VLAN 1.
z If the VLAN specified by the vlan argument is a dynamic VLAN, after a static MAC address is
added, it will become a static VLAN.
Adding a MAC address entry in Ethernet port view
Follow these steps to add a MAC address entry in Ethernet port view:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
Enter Ethernet port view
interface interface-type
interface-number
Add a MAC address entry
mac-address { static |
dynamic | blackhole }
mac-address vlan vlan-id
Required