Enterasys Networks 6000 - Manual (Page 52)

Viewing Device Information 2-33
The Device View
When you select the Device Find Source Address option, the device’s 802.1d Filtering
database is searched for the specified MAC address. If it is found, the Component field
will display the value “Bridge” indicating that the address was found on a bridging
interface, and the Port Instance field will display the index number assigned to the bridge
port on which the address was located.
To open the Device Find Source Address window:
1. Click on Device in the Device View menu bar.
2. Click on Device Find Source Address. The Device Find Source Address
window, as shown in
Figure 2-12 , will appear.
Figure 2-12. Device Find Source Address Window
The Device Find Source Address window displays the following information:
Component
Displays the type of interface through which the specified MAC address is
communicating. This field will report Bridge.
Port Instance
Displays the bridge port index number on which the specified MAC address was found.
NOTE
You may receive an error message stating “Can’t Display Source Address” if a Port
Instance of “0” or “0.0” is reported. This value indicates that the MAC address is
communicating through the backplane instead of through a front panel interface.