Chapter 4
Layer 2 Interface Configuration
See the following sections to configure and use these features:
â– 4-1: Switching Table: Explains how to view and add entries to the switching table of
Media Access Control (MAC) addresses
â– 4-2: Port Selection: Discusses the various ways you can select switch ports to be
configured
â– 4-3: Ethernet: Presents the steps needed to configure Ethernet, Fast Ethernet,
Gigabit Ethernet, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch ports
â– 4-4: EtherChannel: Covers the configuration steps necessary to bundle several
switch ports into a single logical link
4-1: Switching Table
â– The switching table contains MAC addresses and the switch ports on which they
were learned or statically configured.
â– Packets or frames are forwarded by looking up the destination MAC address in the
switching table. The frame is sent out the corresponding switch port.
â– The switching table entries are normally dynamically learned as packets flow. Entries
can also be statically defined.
Configuration
1. (Optional) Assign a static switching table entry:
(global) mac-address-table {dynamic | static | secure} mac-addr {vlan
vlan-id} {interface int1 [int2 ... int15] [protocol {ip | ipx | assigned}]