Show mac-address-table multicast

01:23:45:67:89:AB. In an IVL system the MAC address will be displayed as 8 bytes. In an SVL system, the MAC address will be displayed as 6 bytes. Note: This software version only supports IVL systems. Type: This displays the type of the entry. Static entries are those that are configured by the end user. Dynamic entries are added to the table as a result of a learning process or protocol.

Description: The text description of this multicast table entry.

Interfaces: The list of interfaces that are designated for forwarding (Fwd:) and filtering (Flt:).

5.2.2.4show mac-address-table multicast

This command displays the MFDB information. If the command is entered with no parameter, the entire table is displayed. This is the same as entering the all parameter. The user can display the table entry for one MAC Address by specifying the MAC address as an optional parameter.

Syntax

show mac-address-table multicast {<macaddr> <vlanid> all }

<macaddr> - enter a MAC Address to display the table entry for the requested MAC address <vlanid> - VLAN ID (Range: 1 – 3965)

all – This command displays the entire table.

Default Setting

None

Command Mode

Privileged Exec

Display Message

Mac Address: A unicast MAC address for which the switch has forwarding and/or filtering information. The format is 6 or 8 two-digit hexadecimal numbers that are separated by colons, for example 01:23:45:67:89:AB. In an IVL system the MAC address will be displayed as 8 bytes. In an SVL system, the MAC address will be displayed as 6 bytes. Note: This software version only supports IVL systems. Type: This displays the type of the entry. Static entries are those that are configured by the end user. Dynamic entries are added to the table as a result of a learning process or protocol.

Source: The component that is responsible for this entry in the Multicast Forwarding Database. Possible values are IGMP Snooping, GMRP, and Static Filtering.