Cabletron Systems 2000 - Manual (Page 49)

Using Find Source Address Functions 2-27
The SmartSwitch 2000 Chassis View
The Device Find Source Address window displays the following information:
Component
Displays the type of interface through which the speciÞed MAC address is
communicating. This Þeld will report Bridge.
Port Instance
Displays the bridge port index number on which the speciÞed MAC address was
found.
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.
3. Click on the Find It! button. A “Processing Request” message will appear in
the status bar at the bottom of the window.
If the speciÞed MAC address is located, a list of the interface(s) through which the
given address is communicating will appear in the list box. A status message at
the bottom of the window will display
the number of interfaces through which
the given MAC address is communicating.
If the speciÞed MAC address cannot be found, a ÒSource Address not foundÓ
message will appear.
Using the Device Find Source Address Option
on Ethernet MicroLAN Switches
When you select the Device Find Source Address option on an Ethernet
MicroLAN Switch, a search is made of both the Source Address Table (SAT) and
the 802.1d Filtering database to discover through which interface(s) a speciÞed
NOTE
If you enter the MAC format of a speciÞed address, and then click on Canonical,
SPECTRUM Element Manager will do the address conversion for you, from the Ethernet
hexadecimal format to the Token Ring Canonical format. The same is also true if you enter
the Canonical format of a speciÞed address and then select MAC.
NOTE
If the MAC address is entered in an incorrect format, an ÒInvalid MAC Address.
Enter Valid MAC Address
Ó message will appear. Enter the address in the correct
XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX hexadecimal format.