What are the three options available for configuring a CISCO Switch?

The Three Configuration Options

The Catalyst switch uses a CLI, which is more like the router configuration. However, you

can configure the switch with a Web-based method using the Visual Switch Manager

(VSM). To configure the switch through the VSM, you just have to type in the IP address of

the switch at a Web browser. You will learn how to add an IP address to the switch later in

this chapter. The 1900 switches also have the original menu system that allows you to

configure the switch through a series of menu-based options. To configure the switch with

Telnet or VSM, an IP address must be configured on the switch

Give the different STATUS indications for a switch port

The only button on the 1900 switch is the mode button. By pressing

the mode button, you can see three different status lights on the switch:

 STAT This light shows the status of the ports. If it is green, this indicates a

device is plugged into the switch. Green is active, and a green blinking light is

activity on the port. If the port is amber, there has been a link fault.

 UTL This light indicates the bandwidth of the switch. When you press the

mode button on a 1912 switch, and the LEDs for ports 1 through 4 come on, this

means the bandwidth utilization of the switch is somewhere between 0.1

and1.5Mbps. If lights 5 through 8 come on, this indicates that the utilization is

between 1.5 and 20Mbps, and lights 9 through 12 indicate bandwidth between 20 and

120Mbps.

 FDUP This light will show you which ports are configured at full duplex.

When the 1900 switch is first powered on, it runs through a power-on self test (POST). At the

start, all port LEDs are green. These LEDs turn off after the POST completes. If a port is

determined failed by the POST, both the Sys-tem LED and the port LED turn amber. If no

failures occur during the POST, all LEDs blink and turn off.

What is the significance of UTL and FDUP status in CISCO switches?

UTL: This light indicates the bandwidth of the switch. When you press the mode button on a 1912
switch, and the LEDs for ports 1 through 4 come on, this means the bandwidth utilization of the
switch is somewhere between 0.1 and1.5Mbps. If lights 5 through 8 come on, this indicates that the
utilization is between 1.5 and 20Mbps, and lights 9 through 12 indicate bandwidth between 20 and
120Mbps.

FDUP This light will show you which ports are configured at full duplex.

Give the different CLI modes and its significance with CISCO Switches

In Cisco switches, the CLI (Command Line Interface) operates through different modes, each serving
a specific purpose:

1. *User EXEC mode (User Mode):* Identified by the ">" symbol, this mode allows basic monitoring
commands but limits configuration changes. It's the initial mode upon logging in.

2. *Privileged EXEC mode (Privileged Mode):* Identified by the "#" symbol, it grants access to all
commands, including configuration, and allows for more in-depth changes to the system.

3. *Global Configuration mode:* Accessed from Privileged EXEC mode by using the "configure
terminal" command. This mode enables configuration changes for the entire system, including
interfaces, protocols, and other global settings.

4. *Interface Configuration mode:* Entered from Global Configuration mode using the "interface
[interface type and number]" command. This mode permits configuration changes for a specific
interface, like Ethernet or VLAN interfaces.

Understanding and navigating these CLI modes are crucial as they allow users to progressively access
and modify different levels of switch configurations, ensuring proper management and control over
the device.

What are the different levels of passwords & its significances in a CISCO Switches?

In Cisco switches, passwords are used to control access to different privilege levels. There are
primarily two significant password levels:

1. *User EXEC Mode password:* This password restricts access to the User EXEC mode, allowing
users to view but not change the switch's configuration. It provides basic monitoring capabilities.

2. *Privileged EXEC Mode password:* This password restricts access to the Privileged EXEC mode,
which allows for complete control over the switch, including configuration changes.
Having different passwords for these levels helps in enforcing security measures, ensuring that only
authorized individuals can access and modify the switch's configurations. It's a vital aspect of
network security, especially in preventing unauthorized changes that could disrupt network
operations or compromise sensitive information.

Give the procedure to assign passwords to a CISCO Switch

You can set

 The user mode passwords (Login pwd)

 The privileged mode passwords

used to verify authorization of the switch, including

accessing any line and the console.

used to allow access to the switch so that configuration

can be viewed as well as changed

Passwords cannot be less than four characters or more

than eight.

They are not case sensitive.

>

>enable

#config t

(config)#enable password ?

level Set exec level password

(config)#enable password level ?

<1-15> Level number

(config)#enable password level 1 srinivas

(config)#enable password level 1 srinivas

>

>enable

#config t

(config)#enable password ?

level Set exec level password

(config)#enable password level ?

<1-15> Level number

config)#

(config)#enable password level 15 mcasu

1 user(s) now active on Management Console.

User Interface Menu

[M] Menus

[K] Command Line

[I] IP Configuration

Enter Selection:K

Enter password:*****

CLI session with the switch is open. To end the CLI

session, enter [Exit].

>enable

Enter password:****

enable secret password is a more secure password and

supersedes the enable password

(config)#enable secret bhatsir

use the command show running-config (show run) to

see the current configuration on the switch

#sh run

Building configuration...

Current configuration:

Enable secret 5$1$FMFQ$wFVYVLYn2aXscfB3J95.w.

enable password level 1 "SRINIVAS"

Enable password level 15 "MCASU”

Give the procedure to assign ip address & default gateway on a CISCO Switch

By default, no IP address or default-gateway information

is set

By typing the command show ip (or sh ip), you can see

Todd1900EN#sh ip

IP Address: [Link] Subnet Mask: [Link]

Default Gateway: [Link] Management VLAN: 1

Domain name:

Name server 1: [Link]

Name server 2: [Link]

HTTP server : Enabled HTTP port : 80

RIP : Enabled

Todd1900EN(config)#ip address 172

.16

.10

.16

255

.255

.255

Todd1900EN(config)#ip default-gateway [Link]

Todd1900EN#config t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.

End with CNTL/Z

Todd1900EN(config)#ip address [Link]

[Link]

Todd1900EN(config)#ip default-gateway [Link]

Todd1900EN(config)#

Todd1900EN#sh ip

IP Address: [Link] Subnet Mask: [Link]

Default Gateway: [Link] Management VLAN: 1

Domain name:

Name server 1: [Link] Name server 2: [Link]

RIP: Enabled

Todd1900EN#

Give the procedure to assign hostname & discription for an interface on a CISCO Switch

The hostname on a switch, as well as on a router, is only locally significant. This means that it doesn’t
have any function on the network or name resolution whatsoever. However, it is helpful to set a
hostname on a switch so that you can identify the switch when connecting to it. A good rule of
thumb is to name the switch after the location it is serving. The 1900 switch command to set the
hostname is exactly like any router: you use the hostname command. Remember, it is one word. The
switch out-put below shows the console screen. Press K to go into user mode, enter the password,
use the enable command, and enter the enable secret password. From global configuration mode,
type the command hostname hostname. 1 user(s) now active on Management Console.

>en

Enter password:***

#config t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.

CNTL/Z

(config)#hostname Todd1900EN

Todd1900EN(config)#

You can administratively set a name for each interface on the 1900 switch. Like the

hostname, the descriptions are only locally significant. For the 1900 series switch, use the

description command. You cannot use spaces with the description command, but you

can use underscores if you need to.

Setting Descriptions

To set the descriptions, you need to be in interface configuration mode. From interface

configuration mode, use the description command to describe each interface. You can make

the descriptions more than one word, but you can’t use spaces. You’ll have to use the

underscore as shown below:

Todd1900EN#config t

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z

Todd1900EN(config)#int e0/1

Todd1900EN(config-if)#description Finance_VLAN
Todd1900EN(config-if)#int f0/26

Todd1900EN(config-if)#description trunk_to_Building_4

Todd1900EN(config-if)#

What are the different Duplex settings for a switch interface? Explain

Configuring the Port Duplex

The 1900 switch has only 12 or 24 10BaseT ports and comes with one or two FastEthernet

ports. You can only set the duplex on the 1900 switch, as the ports are all fixed speeds.

Use the duplex command in interface configuration.

In the switch output below, notice the options available on the Fast-Ethernet ports.

Todd1900EN(config)#int f0/26

Todd1900EN(config-if)#duplex ?

Auto Enable auto duplex configuration

Full Force full duplex operation

full-flow-control Force full duplex with flow control

Half Force half duplex operation

Explain the procedure to configure the duplex value for different possible values in Switch.

The 1900 switch has only 12 or 24 10BaseT ports and comes with one or two FastEthernet

ports. You can only set the duplex on the 1900 switch, as the ports are all fixed speeds.

Use the duplex command in interface configuration.

In the switch output below, notice the options available on the Fast-Ethernet ports.

Todd1900EN(config)#int f0/26

Todd1900EN(config-if)#duplex ?

Auto Enable auto duplex configuration

Full Force full duplex operation

full-flow-control Force full duplex with flow control

Half Force half duplex operation

Todd1900EN(config-if)#duplex full

shows the different duplex options available on the 1900 switches. The 1900

FastEthernet ports default to auto duplex, which means they will try to auto detect the
duplex the other end is running. This may or may not work. It is a good rule of thumb to set

the duplex to half on a Fast-Ethernet port. Once you have the duplex set, you can use the show
interface command to view the duplex configuration.

Todd1900EN(config-if)#duplex full

Todd1900EN#sh int f0/26

What is the significance of Permanent mac address in mac address table? How to set this add?

Administrators can specifically assign permanent addresses to a switch port. These addresses are
never aged out. You can do this to provide security to a port, which means that unless you
specifically configure a hardware address to a switch port, it won’t work. Administrators can also
create static entries in the switch; these entries actually create a path for a source hardware address.
This can be really restrictive, and you need to be careful when set-ting static entries because you can
basically shut your switch down if you do not plan the configuration carefully.

You can configure a permanent MAC address to a switch

port by using command

mac-address-table permanent [mac-address]

[interface].

After you choose the mac-address-table permanent

command, add the hardware address and the interface it is

associated with.

Todd1900EN(config)#mac-address-table permanent ?

48 bit hardware address

Todd1900EN(config)#mac-address-table permanent 00A0.2448.60A5 e0/4

This will restrict the interface e0/4 to only accept frames

from 00A0.2448.60A5 source hardware address.

Todd1900EN#sh mac-address-table

Number of permanent addresses : 1

Number of restricted static addresses : 0

Number of dynamic addresses : 3

Address Dest Int Type Source Int

00A0.2448.60A5 Ethernet 0/4 Permanent All

0000.8147.4E11 Ethernet 0/5 Dynamic All

0000.8610.C16F Ethernet 0/1 Dynamic All

What is the significance of Static mac address in mac address table? How to set this add?

You can take this security thing one step further. You can now tell a source interface that it is only
allowed to send frames out of a defined interface. You do this with the restricted static command.
Seems that it could cause some real havoc at work; you may only want to use this command on your
friends if it is a slow day at work. That’ll liven things up a bit. The command mac-address-table
restricted static is looking for two options: The first one is the hardware address of the destination
inter-face. The second option will be the source interface that is allowed to communicate with this
destination interface. After entering the command mac-address-table restricted static from global
configuration mode, enter the hardware address of the destination device:

Use the command

mac-address-table restricted static

This command requires three parameters

The first one is the hardware address of the destination inter-face.

Second is the interface not associated with this hardware address

Third option will be the source interface that is allowed to communicate with this destination
interface.

Todd1900EN(config)#mac-address-table restricted static ?

48 bit hardware address

Todd1900EN(config)#mac-address-table restricted static 00A0.246E.0FA8 ?

Ethernet IEEE 802.3

Fast EthernetFast Ethernet IEEE 802.3

Once you add the hardware address of the destination

device, add the interface address this destination

hardware address is associated with.

Todd1900EN(config)#mac-address-table restricted static ?

48 bit hardware address

Todd1900EN(config)#mac-address-table restricted static 00A0.246E.0FA8 ?

Ethernet IEEE 802.3

Fast EthernetFast Ethernet IEEE 802.3

Todd1900EN(config)#mac-address-table restricted static 00A0.246E.0FA8 e0/2 ?

Ethernet IEEE 802.3

Fast Ethernet Fast Ethernet IEEE 802.3

enter the source interface that is allowed to communicate with the destination address.

Todd1900EN(config)#mac-address-table restricted static 00A0.246E.0FA8 e0/2 e0/5

Sh mac

Address Dest Int Type Source Int

00A0.2448.60A5 Ethernet 0/4 Permanent All

00A0.246E.0FA8 Ethernet 0/2 Static e0/5

0000.8610.C16F Ethernet 0/1 Dynamic All

0000.8147.4E11 Ethernet 0/5 Dynamic All

This command has restricted interface 0/5 to only send frames to interface 0/2 using the destination
hardware address 00A0.246E.0FA8.

What is the significance of port secure command? Explain

Port security is a way of stopping users from plugging a hub into their jack in their office or

cubicle and adding a bunch of hosts without your knowl-edge. By default, 132 hardware

addresses can be allowed on a single switch interface. To change this, use the interface

command port secure [Link] following switch output shows the command

port secure max-mac-count being set on interface 0/2 to allow only one entry.

Todd1900EN#config t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.

End with CNTL/Z

Todd1900EN(config)#int e0/2

Todd1900EN(config-if)#port secure ?

max-mac-count Maximum number of addresses allowed on the port

<cr>

Todd1900EN(config-if)#port secure max-mac-count ?

<1-132> Maximum mac address count for this secure port

Todd1900EN(config-if)#port secure max-mac-count 1

The secured port or ports you create can use either static or sticky-learned hardware

addresses. If the hardware addresses on a secured port are not stat-ically assigned, the port

sticky-learns the source address of incoming frames and automatically assigns them as
permanent addresses. Sticky-learns is a term Cisco uses for a port dynamically finding a

source hardware address and creating a permanent entry in the MAC filter table.

Give the procedure to create 4 vlans and assign port membership to each on a Switch

You can configure each port to be in a VLAN by using the vlan-membership command. You

can only configure VLANs one port at a time. There is no command to assign more than one

port to a VLAN at a time with the 1900 switch.

Remember that you can configure either static memberships or dynamic memberships on a

port. This book and the CCNA exam objectives only cover the static VLAN memberships.

In the following example, I configure interface 2 to VLAN 2, interface 4 to VLAN 3, and

interface 5 to VLAN 4.

1900EN#config t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.

End with CNTL/Z

1900EN(config)#int e0/2

1900EN(config-if)#vlan-membership ?

1900EN(configif)#vlan-membership static ?

<1-1005> ISL VLAN index

1900EN(config-if)#vlan-membership static 2

1900EN(config-if)#exit

1900EN(config)#int e0/4

1900EN (config-if)#vlan-membership static 3

1900EN(config-if)#exit

1900EN(config) #int e0/5

1900EN(config-if)#vlan-membership static 4

1900EN(config-if)#exit

1900EN(config)#exit

Now, type show vlan again to see the ports assigned to each VLAN.

1900EN#sh vlan

VLAN Name Status Ports

--------------------------------------
1 Default Enabled 1, 3, 6-12, AUI, A, B

2 Sales Enabled 2

3 marketing Enabled 4

dynamic Set VLAN membership type as Dynamic

Static Set VLAN membership type as Static

4 Mis Enabled 5

1002 fddi-default Suspended

1003

token-ringdefau Suspended

1004 fddinet-default Suspended

1005 trnet-default Suspended

--------------------------------------

[ouput cut]

You could also just type show vlan # to gather information about only one VLAN at a

time.

1900EN#sh vlan 2

VLAN Name Status Ports

---------------------------------

2 sales Enabled 2

---------------------------------

VLAN Type SAID MTU Parent RingNo BridgeNo Stp

Trans1 Trans2

----------------------------------------------------------------

2 Ethernet 100002 1500 0 1 1 Unkn 0 0

1900EN#

Another command you can use to see the ports assigned to a VLAN is show vlanmembership. Notice
that this command shows each port on the switch, which VLAN the

port is a member of, and the membership type (static or dynamic).

1900A#sh vlan- membership Port VLAN Membership

1 1 Static

2 2 Static
3 1 Static

4 4 Static

5 5 Static

6 1 Static

7 1 Static

8 1 Static

9 1 Static

10 1 Static

11 1 Static

12 1 Static

AUI 1 Static

A 1 Static

B 1 Static

Demonstrate an ISL routing on a single router interface to implement inter VLAN routing

To support ISL routing on one FastEthernet interface, the router’s interface is divided into

logical interfaces, one for each VLAN. These are called sub-interfaces. Since we have four

VLANs, we need four subinterfaces. Each one of the VLANs is a separate subnet, so here is

the addressing I want to use:

Each of the hosts in their VLAN must use the same subnet addressing. To configure the

router-on-a-stick for inter-VLAN routing, you need to complete three steps:

 Enable ISL trunking on the switch port the router connects to

 Enable ISL encapsulation on the router’s sub interface.

 Assign an IP address to the sub interface and other logically addressing if

applicable (IPX, for example).

To create a sub interface from global configuration mode, choose the Fast Ethernet

interface, a period, and then a number. You will now be in the (config-subif) prompt for

the interface. To configure ISL routing on a sub interface, use the encapsulation isl [vlannumber]
command. You can then assign an IP address, IPX address, AppleTalk address,

etc., to the sub interface. This is a unique subnet and all the hosts on that VLAN should be

in that same subnet. It is not required but is highly recommended. Here is how to
configure the 2621 router to support ISL routing with our four VLANs. First, I’ll

configure a sub interface with the same number as the VLAN I want to route. This is

locally significant only, which means it doesn’t matter at all what the sub interface

numbers are on the network. Notice that you need to set the encapsulation next, or you

will receive an error when trying to set the sub interface’s IP address. VLAN 1 is in the

[Link] network. I need to assign a sub interface a valid host address from within that

subnet.

2621#config t

2621(config) int f0/0.1

2621(config-subif)# encapsulation isl 1

2621(config-subif)# ip address [Link] [Link]

2621(config-subif)# int f0/0.2

2621(config-subif)# encapsulation isl 2

VLAN 1 default [Link]/24

VLAN 2 sales [Link]/24

VLAN 3 marketing [Link]/24

VLAN 4 mis [Link]/24

2621(config-subif)# ip address [Link] [Link]

2621(config-subif)# int f0/0.3

2621(config-subif)# encapsulation isl 3

2621(config-subif)# ip address [Link] [Link]

2621(config-subif)# int f0/0.4

2621(config-subif)# encapsulation isl 4

2621(config-subif)# ip address [Link] [Link]

2621(config-subif)#exit

2621(config)#int f0/0

2621(config-if) no shutdown

After setting the encapsulation and IP address for VLAN 1, I did the same configurations for

VLANs 2, 3, and 4. Notice, however, that each sub interface is in a separate subnet.
Demonstrate backing up and restoring the Switch Configuration files with example

You can upgrade or restore the IOS on Cisco switches

The command to upgrade or restore

copy t[Link] opcode

copy t[Link] opcode

copy tftp tells the switch to copy an IOS from a TFTP host.

//tftp_host_address is the address of the TFTP host

IOS_filename is the IOS file stored in your TFTP default directory

opcode is the command that tells the router to download the file to flash memory

1900B#copy t[Link] opcode

TFTP operation succeeded

1900B#

The configuration file for a Cisco switch is just called nvram.

The command to copy the file to a TFTP host is

copy nvram t[Link]

1900B#copy nvram t[Link]

Configuration upload is successfully completed

You can restore a configuration back to a switch from a

TFTP host by using the following command:

copy t[Link] nvram

You need to know the filename as well as the IP address of the TFTP host

1900B#copy t[Link] nvram

TFTP successfully downloaded configuration file

1900B#delete nvram

This command resets the switch with factory defaults.

All system parameters will revert to their default factory settings

CDP works with all Cisco devices, including the Catalyst 1900 switch. The output on the

1900 switch looks like this:

switch#sh cdp

Global CDP information: CDP version: 2

Sending CDP packets every 60 seconds

sending a hold time value of 180 seconds

Notice that both the router and the switch have a CDP timer of 60 seconds and a hold time of 180
seconds. This means that CDP information received from neighbour routers will be kept for 180
seconds. If the router or switch does not hear from the neighbour again before the hold time expires,
the information will be discarded. You can change the timers on both devices with the cdp timer and
cdp hold time commands from global configuration mode:

switch#config t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.

End with CNTL/Z switch(config)#cdp ?

advertise-v2 CDP sends version-2 advertisements

Hold time Specify the hold time (in sec) to be sent in packets

Timer Specify the rate at which CDP packets are sent (in sec)

At this point, you can change the timer and hold time on the 1900 switch, as follows:

switch(config)#cdp timer 90

switch(config)#cdp hold time 240

Demonstrate how do you upgrade the Switch IOS with proper steps.

You can upgrade or restore the IOS on Cisco Catalyst 1900 switches, although there is no

command to back up the IOS image from the Catalyst 1900 switch to a TFTP host.

The command to upgrade or restore the IOS to a 1900 switch is

copy t[Link] opcode

where:

copy tftp tells the switch to copy an IOS from a TFTP host.

//tftp_host_address is the address of the TFTP host.

IOS_filename is the IOS file stored in your TFTP default directory (for example,
cat1900EN_9_00.bin is my enterprise edition).

opcode is the command that tells the router to download the file to flash memory.

Here is an example of the command being used:

1900B#copy t[Link] opcode

TFTP operation succeeded

1900B

10 marks

What is ISL Routing? What is its advantage? Demonstrate an ISL routing on a switched network
having 4 vlans defined

In networking, ISL (Inter-Switch Link) routing is a protocol used to facilitate communication between
switches in a switched network, primarily in the context of Cisco switches. It's a protocol used for
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) tagging and allows for the transportation of multiple VLAN traffic
between switches.

Advantages of ISL routing include:

1. *VLAN Tagging:* ISL allows the tagging of VLAN information within Ethernet frames, enabling the
transmission of traffic from multiple VLANs across a single link between switches.

2. *Interoperability:* ISL was widely used in Cisco environments and supported by older Cisco
switches, facilitating communication and VLAN configuration across these devices.

However, it's important to note that ISL has largely been replaced by the IEEE 802.1Q standard,
which is an open standard for VLAN tagging and is more widely supported.

To support ISL routing on one FastEthernet interface, the

router’s interface is divided into logical interfaces (subinterfaces), one for each VLAN.

ConfiguringISL Routing Rout

Since we have four VLANs, we need four subinterfaces.

Each one of the VLANs is a separate subnet

Following subnet we will use for each vlan

VLAN 2 sales [Link]/24

VLAN 3 marketing [Link]/24

VLAN 4 mis [Link]/24

Each of the hosts in their VLAN must use the same

subnet addressing

To configure the router-on-a-stick for inter-VLAN

routing, you need to complete three steps

1)Enable ISL trunking on the switch port the router

connects to

1) Enable ISL encapsulation on the router’s sub

interface.

1) Assign an IP address to the sub interface

Createing a sub-interface

2621#config t

2621(config) int f0/0.1

2621(config-subif)#

To configure ISL routing on a sub interface, use the

command encapsulation isl [vlan-number]

2621(config-subif)# encapsulation isl 1

Assign an IP address to the sub interface.

2621(config-subif)# ip address [Link]

[Link]

FOR VLAN 1

2621#config t

2621(config) int f0/0.1

2621(config-subif)# encapsulation isl 1

2621(config-subif)# ip address [Link]

[Link]

FOR VLAN 2

2621#config t
2621(config) int f0/0.2

2621(config-subif)# encapsulation isl 2

2621(config-subif)# ip address [Link]

[Link]

FOR VLAN 3

2621#config t

2621(config) int f0/0.3

2621(config-subif)# encapsulation isl 3

2621(config-subif)# ip address [Link]

[Link]

FOR VLAN 4

2621#config t

2621(config) int f0/0.4

2621(config-subif)# encapsulation isl 4

2621(config-subif)# ip address [Link]

[Link]

2621(config)#int f0/0

2621(config-if) no shutdown

Notice, however, that each sub interface is in a separate

subnet

Remember, ISL is an older protocol and might not be supported in newer Cisco switches or software
versions. The more commonly used and widely supported protocol for VLAN tagging is IEEE 802.1Q.
Always refer to the specific switch documentation or Cisco's official resources for accurate
commands and configurations as per your switch model and software version.

What is MAC address table? What are the different types of entries in this table? Give its significance

The switches create a MAC table that includes dynamic, permanent, and static addresses.

This filter table is created by hosts sending a frame and by the switch learning the source

MAC address and from which segment and port it was received.

The switch keeps adding new MAC addresses that are sent on the net-work into the MAC

filter table. As hosts are added or removed, the switch dynamically updates the MAC filter
table. If a device is removed, or if it is not connected to the switch for a period of time, the

switch will age out the entry.

You can see the switch’s filter table by using the command show mac-address-table. The

following output shows the information received when using the show mac-address-table

command.

Todd1900EN#sh mac-address-table

Number of permanent addresses : 0

Number of restricted static addresses : 0

Number of dynamic addresses : 4

Address Dest Interface Type Source

Interface List

00A0.246E.0FA8 Ethernet 0/2 Dynamic All

0000.8147.4E11 Ethernet 0/5 Dynamic All

0000.8610.C16F Ethernet 0/1 Dynamic All

00A0.2448.60A5 Ethernet 0/4 Dynamic All

The addresses in the table above are from the four hosts connected to my 1900 switch. They

are all dynamic entries, which means the switch looked at the source address of a frame as

it entered the switch interface, and it placed that address in the filter table. Notice that I

have hosts in interfaces 1, 2, 4, and 5.

The Catalyst 1900 switch can store up to 1024 MAC addresses in the fil-ter table. If the

MAC filter table gets full, the switch will flood all new addresses until one of the existing

entries gets aged out.

You can also clear the MAC filter table by using the clear mac-address-table

command. You can clear dynamic, permanent, and restricted static [Link]

switch output below shows the different options available when using the clear macaddress-table
command.

#clear mac-address-table ?

dynamic Clear 802.1d dynamic address

permanent Clear 802.1d permanent addresses

restricted Clear 802.1d restricted static address

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