User`s guide

Using the Administrative Interface 7-23

Switching Database Commands

This section contains instructions for managing the switching database with the

Administrative Interface.

The switching database consists of 4096 entries. Each active entry contains the

information relevant to an end station, characterized by its Ethernet MAC address.

Each entry contains the following information:

• lock

If on (denoted as a +), the entry will not be deleted by the switch aging process

(static entry). If off (denoted as a -), this is a dynamic entry that may be

automatically deleted by the switch aging process if the workstation is not active

during an aging time period.

• self

(not user configurable)

If on (denoted as a +), the entry is a system address. Such addresses are the

switch’s individual and group addresses, as well as other address added by the

management system. If off (denoted as a -), the entry contains the MAC address

of a station on the connected network.

• dport

The destination port to which frames with the stated address will be forwarded.

Applies only if the address is not a custom filter.

• The MAC address contained in an entry or given as a parameter is printed as a 6-

byte, hexadecimal sequence, separated by dashes:

00-00-F8-00-01-29

• The index contained in the following commands is an integer number between 1

and the maximum size of the switching database table (4096).

The first section, virtual addresses, lists commands relevant to standard MAC

addresses, such as determining the behavior of the switch when presented with a

particular address. The second section, custom filtering, lists commands pertinent to

the custom filtering capabilities of the MultiSwitch 300.

Virtual Addresses

get-lt-entry

Usage:

get-lt-entry

<index>

Displays the entry at the specified index in the switching database.