Using Device Find Source Address 2-25

The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View
Port Instance
Displays the bridge port index number on which the specified MAC address was
found.
To use the Device Find Source Address window:
1. In the Address Mode field, select the format of the Source Address you wish
to find, either MAC or Canonical.
2. In the Enter Address text box, enter the Source Address you wish to find in
the appropriate XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX format.
3. Click on the Find It! button. A “Processing Request” message opens in the
status bar at the bottom of the window.
If the specified MAC address is located, a list of the interface(s) through which the
given address is communicating displays in the list box. A status message at the
bottom of the window will display the number of interfaces through which the
given MAC address is communicating.
If the specified MAC address cannot be found, a “Source Address not found”
message displays.
Using Device Find Source Address on Ethernet MicroLAN Switches
When you select the Device Find Source Address option on an Ethernet
MicroLAN Switch, a search is made of both the Source Address Table (SAT) and
the 802.1d Filtering database to discover through which interface(s) a specified
source MAC address is communicating. If the MAC address is found, the
interface types “Bridge” and “Enet #” will display in the Component field with
their associated port index number displayed in the Port Instance field.
NOTE
If you enter the MAC format of a specified address, and then click on Canonical,
NetSight Element Manager will do the address conversion for you, from the Ethernet
hexadecimal format to the Token Ring Canonical format. The same is also true if you enter
the Canonical format of a specified address and then select MAC.
NOTE
If the MAC address is entered in an incorrect format, an “Invalid MAC Address.
Enter Valid MAC Address” message displays. Enter the address in the correct
XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX hexadecimal format.