Command Reference Guide

Access Control Lists (ACL) | 235
Defaults
Not enabled.
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION-MAC ACCESS LIST-STANDARD
Command
History
Usage
Information
When you use the log option, CP processor logs details about the packets that match.
Depending on how many packets match the
log entry and at what rate, the CP may become
busy as it has to log these packets’ details.
Related
Commands
mac access-list standard
c e s
Name a new or existing MAC access control list (MAC ACL) and enter the MAC ACCESS
LIST mode to configure a standard MAC ACL. Refer to Commands Common to all ACL
Types and Common MAC Access List Commands.
Syntax
mac access-list standard mac-list-name
Parameters
Defaults
Not configured
byte
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword byte to count bytes
processed by the filter.
log (OPTIONAL, E-Series only) Enter the keyword
log to log the
packets.
monitor
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword monitor when the rule is
describing the traffic that you want to monitor and the ACL in
which you are creating the rule will be applied to the
monitored interface. For details, refer to the section
“Flow-based Monitoring” in the Port Monitoring chapter of
the FTOS Configuration Guide.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.6.1.0 Support added for S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Support added for C-Series
Version 7.4.1.0 Added monitor option
pre-Version 6.1.1.0 Introduced for E-Series
Note: When ACL logging and byte counters are configured simultaneously, byte
counters may display an incorrect value. Configure packet counters with logging
instead.
permit Configure a MAC address filter to pass packets.
seq Configure a MAC address filter with a specified sequence number.
mac-list-name
Enter a text string as the name of the standard MAC access list (140
character maximum).