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Figure 27 "show mac-address-table command output" (page 99) displays sample output from the show mac-address-table command.

Figure 27

show mac-address-table command output

mac-address-table aging-time command

The mac-address-table aging-time command sets the time that the switch retains unseen MAC addresses. The syntax for the mac-address-table aging-time command is:

mac-address-table aging-time <time>

The mac-address-table aging-time command is executed in the Global Configuraion command mode.

Table 16 "mac-address-tableaging-time command parameters and variables" (page 99) describes the parameters and variables for the mac-address-tableaging-timecommand.

Table 16

mac-address-table aging-time command parameters and variables

Parameters

 

and

Description

variables

 

 

 

time

Enter the aging time in seconds that you want for MAC

 

addresses before they are flushed.

 

 

default mac-address-table aging-time command

The default mac-address-table aging-time command sets the time that the switch retains unseen MAC addresses to 300 seconds. The syntax for the default mac-address-table aging-time command is:

default mac-address aging-time

The default mac-address-table aging-time command is executed in the Global Configuration command mode.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series

Overview — System Configuration

NN47215-500 (323162-B) 02.02 Standard

4.1 19 November 2007

Copyright © 2007, Nortel Networks

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