Netgear FS526Tv2 - 24-Port Smart Switch with Gigabit Ports Guia Do Utilizador
Manage the Unicast Forwarding Database
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ProSAFE FS526Tv2, FS726Tv2, and FS728TLP Smart Switches
Forwarding Database Concepts
When the smart switch receives a packet from a MAC address, it adds the MAC address to
the forwarding database, which is also referred to as the MAC Address Table. The smart
switch uses the information in the forwarding database to determine how to propagate
incoming traffic. The forwarding database contains only unicast addresses. Multicast
addresses are stored in the multicast forwarding database (see
the forwarding database, which is also referred to as the MAC Address Table. The smart
switch uses the information in the forwarding database to determine how to propagate
incoming traffic. The forwarding database contains only unicast addresses. Multicast
addresses are stored in the multicast forwarding database (see
The forwarding database is dynamically built, but you can add static MAC addresses
manually.
manually.
View, Search, and Clear the MAC Address Table
Use the search function to display information about the dynamically learned and manually
added MAC addresses in the forwarding database.
added MAC addresses in the forwarding database.
View and Search the MAC Address Table
To view the forwarding database and search for an entry in the forwarding database:
1.
Select Switching
> Address Table > Basic > Address Table.
The Address Table screen displays.
The Total MAC Addresses field displays the total number of entries in the forwarding
database.
database.