Help us improve your experience.

Let us know what you think.

Do you have time for a two-minute survey?

Navigation
Guide That Contains This Content
[+] Expand All
[-] Collapse All

    show ethernet-switching table

    Syntax

    show ethernet-switching table<brief | detail | extensive | summary><interface interface-name><management-vlan><sort-by (name | tag)><vlan vlan-name>

    Release Information

    Command introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for the QFX Series.

    Output for private VLANs introduced in Junos OS Release 12.1 for the QFX Series.

    Description

    Displays the Ethernet switching table.

    Options

    none

    (Optional) Display brief information about the Ethernet switching table.

    brief | detail | extensive | summary

    (Optional) Display the specified level of output.

    interface interface-name

    (Optional) Display the Ethernet switching table for a specific interface.

    management-vlan

    (Optional) Display the Ethernet switching table for a management VLAN.

    sort-by (name | tag)

    (Optional) Display VLANs in ascending order of VLAN IDs or VLAN names.

    vlan vlan-name

    (Optional) Display the Ethernet switching table for a specific VLAN.

    Required Privilege Level

    view

    List of Sample Output

    show ethernet-switching table
    show ethernet-switching table (Private VLANs)
    show ethernet-switching table brief
    show ethernet-switching table detail
    show ethernet-switching table extensive
    show ethernet-switching table interface

    Output Fields

    Table 1 lists the output fields for the show ethernet-switching table command. Output fields are listed in the approximate order in which they appear.

    Table 1: show ethernet-switching table Output Fields

    Field Name

    Field Description

    Level of Output

    VLAN

    Name of a VLAN.

    All levels

    MAC address

    MAC address associated with the VLAN.

    All levels

    Type

    Type of MAC address:

    • static—The MAC address is manually created.
    • learn—The MAC address is learned dynamically from a packet's source MAC address.
    • flood—The MAC address is unknown and flooded to all members.

    All levels

    Age

    Time remaining before the entry ages out and is removed from the Ethernet switching table.

    All levels

    Interfaces

    Interface associated with learned MAC addresses or with the All-members option (flood entry).

    All levels

    Learned

    For learned entries, the time at which the entry was added to the Ethernet switching table.

    detail, extensive

    Sample Output

    show ethernet-switching table

    user@switch> show ethernet-switching table
    Ethernet-switching table: 57 entries, 17 learned
      VLAN              MAC address       Type         Age Interfaces
      F2                *                 Flood          - All-members
      F2                00:00:05:00:00:03 Learn          0 xe-0/0/44.0
      F2                00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      Linux             *                 Flood          - All-members
      Linux             00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      Linux             00:30:48:90:54:89 Learn          0 xe-0/0/47.0
      T1                *                 Flood          - All-members
      T1                00:00:05:00:00:01 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
      T1                00:00:5e:00:01:00 Static         - Router
      T1                00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
      T1                00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      T10               *                 Flood          - All-members
      T10               00:00:5e:00:01:09 Static         - Router
      T10               00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
      T10               00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      T111              *                 Flood          - All-members
      T111              00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/15.0
      T111              00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      T111              00:19:e2:50:ac:00 Learn          0 xe-0/0/15.0
      T2                *                 Flood          - All-members
      T2                00:00:5e:00:01:01 Static         - Router
      T2                00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
      T2                00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      T3                *                 Flood          - All-members
      T3                00:00:5e:00:01:02 Static         - Router
      T3                00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
      T3                00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      T4                *                 Flood          - All-members
      T4                00:00:5e:00:01:03 Static         - Router
      T4                00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
    [output truncated]

    show ethernet-switching table (Private VLANs)

    user@switch> show ethernet-switching table
    Ethernet-switching table: 10 entries, 3 learned
      VLAN              MAC address       Type         Age Interfaces
      pvlan             *                 Flood          - All-members
      pvlan             00:10:94:00:00:02 Replicated        - xe-0/0/28.0
      pvlan             00:10:94:00:00:35 Replicated        - xe-0/0/46.0
      pvlan             00:10:94:00:00:46 Replicated        - xe-0/0/4.0
      c2                *                 Flood          - All-members
      c2                00:10:94:00:00:02 Learn          0 xe-0/0/28.0
      c1                *                 Flood          - All-members
      c1                00:10:94:00:00:46 Learn          0 xe-0/0/4.0
      __pvlan_pvlan_xe-0/0/46.0__ *       Flood          - All-members
      __pvlan_pvlan_xe-0/0/46.0__ 00:10:94:00:00:35 Learn        0 xe-0/0/46.0
    

    show ethernet-switching table brief

    user@switch> show ethernet-switching table brief
    Ethernet-switching table: 57 entries, 17 learned
      VLAN              MAC address       Type         Age Interfaces
      F2                *                 Flood          - All-members
      F2                00:00:05:00:00:03 Learn          0 xe-0/0/44.0
      F2                00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      Linux             *                 Flood          - All-members
      Linux             00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      Linux             00:30:48:90:54:89 Learn          0 xe-0/0/47.0
      T1                *                 Flood          - All-members
      T1                00:00:05:00:00:01 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
      T1                00:00:5e:00:01:00 Static         - Router
      T1                00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
      T1                00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      T10               *                 Flood          - All-members
      T10               00:00:5e:00:01:09 Static         - Router
      T10               00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
      T10               00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      T111              *                 Flood          - All-members
      T111              00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/15.0
      T111              00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      T111              00:19:e2:50:ac:00 Learn          0 xe-0/0/15.0
      T2                *                 Flood          - All-members
      T2                00:00:5e:00:01:01 Static         - Router
      T2                00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
      T2                00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      T3                *                 Flood          - All-members
      T3                00:00:5e:00:01:02 Static         - Router
      T3                00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
      T3                00:19:e2:50:7d:e0 Static         - Router
      T4                *                 Flood          - All-members
      T4                00:00:5e:00:01:03 Static         - Router
      T4                00:19:e2:50:63:e0 Learn          0 xe-0/0/46.0
    [output truncated]

    show ethernet-switching table detail

    user@switch> show ethernet-switching table detail
    Ethernet-switching table: 57 entries, 17 learned
      F2, *
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/44.0
        Type: Flood
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      F2, 00:00:05:00:00:03
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/44.0
        Type: Learn, Age: 0, Learned: 2:03:09
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      F2, 00:19:e2:50:7d:e0
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      Linux, *
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/47.0
        Type: Flood
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      Linux, 00:19:e2:50:7d:e0
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      Linux, 00:30:48:90:54:89
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/47.0
        Type: Learn, Age: 0, Learned: 2:03:08
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T1, *
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/46.0
        Type: Flood
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T1, 00:00:05:00:00:01
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/46.0
        Type: Learn, Age: 0, Learned: 2:03:07
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T1, 00:00:5e:00:01:00
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T1, 00:19:e2:50:63:e0
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/46.0
        Type: Learn, Age: 0, Learned: 2:03:07
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T1, 00:19:e2:50:7d:e0
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T10, *
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/46.0
        Type: Flood
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T10, 00:00:5e:00:01:09
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T10, 00:19:e2:50:63:e0
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/46.0
        Type: Learn, Age: 0, Learned: 2:03:08
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T10, 00:19:e2:50:7d:e0
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T111, *
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/15.0
        Type: Flood
        Nexthop index: 0
    [output truncated]

    show ethernet-switching table extensive

    user@switch> show ethernet-switching table extensive
    Ethernet-switching table: 57 entries, 17 learned
      F2, *
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/44.0
        Type: Flood
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      F2, 00:00:05:00:00:03
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/44.0
        Type: Learn, Age: 0, Learned: 2:03:09
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      F2, 00:19:e2:50:7d:e0
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      Linux, *
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/47.0
        Type: Flood
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      Linux, 00:19:e2:50:7d:e0
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      Linux, 00:30:48:90:54:89
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/47.0
        Type: Learn, Age: 0, Learned: 2:03:08
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T1, *
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/46.0
        Type: Flood
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T1, 00:00:05:00:00:01
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/46.0
        Type: Learn, Age: 0, Learned: 2:03:07
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T1, 00:00:5e:00:01:00
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T1, 00:19:e2:50:63:e0
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/46.0
        Type: Learn, Age: 0, Learned: 2:03:07
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T1, 00:19:e2:50:7d:e0
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T10, *
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/46.0
        Type: Flood
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T10, 00:00:5e:00:01:09
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T10, 00:19:e2:50:63:e0
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/46.0
        Type: Learn, Age: 0, Learned: 2:03:08
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T10, 00:19:e2:50:7d:e0
        Interface(s): Router
        Type: Static
        Nexthop index: 0
        
      T111, *
        Interface(s): xe-0/0/15.0
        Type: Flood
        Nexthop index: 0
    [output truncated]

    show ethernet-switching table interface

    user@switch> show ethernet-switching table interface xe-0/0/1
    Ethernet-switching table: 1 unicast entries
      VLAN              MAC address       Type         Age Interfaces
      V1                *                 Flood          - All-members
      V1                00:00:05:00:00:05 Learn          0 xe-0/0/1.0
    

    Published: 2013-01-23