The Device View

1.Click on Device in the Device View menu bar.

2.Click to select Device Find Source Address. The Device Find Source Address window, as shown in Figure 2-12, will appear.

Figure 2-13. Device Find Source Address Window

The Device Find Source Address window displays the following information:

Component

Displays the type of interface through which the specified MAC address is communicating. This field will display Bridge and Enet #, indicating that the specified MAC address was found on a bridging interface and on an Ethernet repeater channel.

Port Instance

Displays the port index number associated with the interface on which the specified MAC address was found. For an address found on a bridging interface, this field displays the bridge interface index number on which the specified MAC address was found. For an address found on a repeater port, this field displays the board (port group) number and the port index number on which the specified MAC address was found. The board and port index numbers are separated by a period; for example, a Port Instance of 1.2 refers to board (port group) 1 and port number 2.

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.

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