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3. Press Ctrl and click the search icon.
The search results display highlighted.
Example
If you search for IP address “192.1.1.101” and then press CTRL and click the search icon, the
application only highlights “192.1.1.101”. This search does not highlight "SI-101
[192.1.1.101]".
If you search for port "1/2" and then press CTRL and click the search icon, the application only
highlights port “1/2”. This search does not highlight ports "1/2", "1/20", "1/21", "1/22", and
so forth.
Clearing search results
To clear search results, select Clear Search from the search list.
Address Finder
NOTE
Address Finder is not supported on Fabric OS products.
NOTE
Address Finder is only supported on Network OS products running 3.0 or later.
Address Finder locates where hosts are connected to your network from traffic on the network. The
list of interfaces provides information on the location of the source of the address, relative to each
network device, although the source may be directly or indirectly connected to the listed interfaces.
Address Finder uses the network topology information recorded during the discovery process
based on information from devices running Foundry Discovery Protocol (FDP) and Link Layer
Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and from the topology_data.txt file.
If a workstation is connected to a third-party device, and that device is connected to a IronWare or
Network OS device, then Address Finder should be able to report the downstream port from which
that traffic is coming (that is, the port to which the third-party device is connected), as long as the
workstation is sending traffic that passes through the IronWare or Network OS device.
This directional information indicates which device interface can be used to reach the target MAC
address. By combining this information with the knowledge of the network topology, you can trace a
path from a device to the wireless client in question.
Address Finder finds MAC addresses that are in the forwarding tables at the moment when the
search is performed.
You can use Address Finder if you have the Address Finder privilege in your user account or role.
For more information about privileges, refer to