Show & diagnostics

show mac address-table

L2 forwarding table: MAC → port mapping the switch learned from frames.

Works on: SwitchMode: enable

Sample output

          Mac Address Table
-------------------------------------------
Vlan    Mac Address       Type        Ports
----    -----------       --------    -----
1       02:29:BB:AB:19:BC DYNAMIC     Fa0/1
1       02:F4:50:AB:E3:46 DYNAMIC     Fa0/2
Total Mac Addresses for this criterion: 2

Captured from the NetForge-AI simulator running a real topology.

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Frequently asked

What does the "show mac address-table" command do?

L2 forwarding table: MAC → port mapping the switch learned from frames.

More Show & diagnostics commands

show running-config show <command> | include <regex>show startup-config show ip interface brief show interfaces [iface]show interfaces status show interfaces switchport show vlan brief show ip route show ip route <address>show ip route <protocol>show ip ospf neighbor

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