NETGEAR M4100 Series User Manual

Configure Switching Information
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M4100 Series Managed Switch
7. Select Switching > Multicast > MFDB  MFDB Table.
8. Use Search by MAC Address to enter a MAC address whose MFDB table entry you want
displayed.
Enter six two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons, for example
00:01:23:43:45:67. Then
click the GO button. If the address exists, that entry is displayed.
An exact match is required.
The following table describes the nonconfigurable information displayed on the screen.
Table 50. MFDB table
Field Description
MAC Address The multicast MAC address for which you requested data.
VLAN ID The VLAN ID to which the multicast MAC address is related.
Type This displays the type of the entry. Static entries are those that are
configured by the end user
. Dynamic entries are added to the table as a
result of a learning process or protocol.
Component This is the component that is responsible for this entry in the Multicast
Forwarding Database. Possible values are IGMP snooping, GMRP
,
Static Filtering, and MLD snooping.
Description The text description of this multicast table entry. Possible values are
Management Configured, Network Configured, and Network
Assisted.
Forwarding Interfaces The resultant forwarding list is derived from combining all the
forwarding interfaces and removing the interfaces that are listed as the
static filtering interfaces.
View MFDB Statistics
 To view MFDB statistics:
1. Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.254.100.0 subnet, for
example, 169.254.100.201.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on
the switch.
3. Launch a web browser
.
4. Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.

NETGEAR M4100 Series Specifications

General

Brand	NETGEAR
Model	M4100 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English