User Manual for the NETGEAR 7200 Series Layer 2 Managed Switch Software

config syslocation

This command sets the physical location of the switch. The range for the name is from 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters.

Default

Blank

Format

config syslocation <location>

config syscontact

This command sets the organization responsible for the network. The range for the name is from 1 to 31 alphanumeric characters.

Default

Blank

Format

config syscontact <contact>

show arp switch

This command displays connectivity between the switch and other devices. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache identifies the MAC addresses of the IP stations communicating with the switch.

Format

show arp switch

MAC Address

A unicast MAC address for which the switch has forwarding and/or filtering

 

information. The format is 6 two-digit hexadecimal numbers that are separated

 

by colons, for example: 01:23:45:67:89:AB

IP Address

The IP address assigned to each interface.

Slot.Port

This parameter denotes a valid slot number and a valid port number.

show forwardingdb table

This command displays the forwarding database entries. If the command is entered with no parameter, the entire table is displayed. This is the same as entering the optional all parameter. Alternatively, the administrator can enter a MAC Address to display the table entry for the requested MAC address and all entries following the requested MAC address.

Format

show forwardingdb table [macaddr/all]

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.

 

 

Switching Commands

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NETGEAR 7200 Series user manual Config syslocation, Config syscontact, Show arp switch, Show forwardingdb table