disable learning port

disable learning {drop-packets | forward-packets} port [port_list | all]

Description

Disables MAC address learning on one or more ports for security purposes.

drop-packets	Specifies that packets with unknown source MAC addresses be dropped. When disable learning is configured, this is the default behavior.
forward-packets	Specifies that packets with unknown source MAC addresses be forwarded.
port	Specifies the port.
port_list	Specifies one or more ports or slots and ports.
all	Specifies all ports and slots.

Enabled.

Use this command in a secure environment where access is granted via permanent forwarding databases (FDBs) per port.

The following command disables MAC address learning on port 4 on a switch:

disable learning ports 4

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 10.1.

Published September 2018prev | next