Asante Technologies 1000 user manual Address List

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Address List

This menu displays the SuperStack II Switch 1000’s MAC address table.

The MAC address table is a table of node addresses that the device receives on its ports. It uses the information in this table to decide whether a frame should be forwarded or filtered. Each entry consists of the MAC address of the device and an identifier for the port on which it was received.

▲Important: The MAC address table holds a maxi- mum of 500 entries.

The SuperStack II Switch 1000 learns entries automatically by listening to and learning the information that is broadcast when a new node logs onto the network. The SuperStack II Switch 1000 checks the source and destination address as packets pass through it and records the informa- tion in the table.

▲Important: You cannot manually add an entry into the Port Address Table.

Table 6-3 describes each field in the Address List menu.

ΔNote: For instructions on using this menu, see “Managing the Port Address Table” on page 4-15.

	Table 6-3 Address List Menu
Field	Description
Index	Read-only field; displays the number of the entry in
	the Port Address Table (from 1 to 500).
Unit ID	Read-only field; displays the number of the unit in the
	SuperStack II Switch 1000.
	Note: This number is always 1.
Port ID	Read-only field; displays the number of the port for
	which MAC address mapping information is dis-
	played.
Address index	Read-only field; displays the number of the address
	entry for a port.
Address	Configurable field; determines the MAC address of
	the network station that is authorized to communicate
	with the port.

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