ERS 5530 Address Tables

[wraezor]

Hey,

I've got a Windows NLB setup in Multicast mode (without IGMP), and its flooding my network.  Because the MAC is multicast, it does not get added to the mac-address-table the way it normally would (at least this is the explanation I've seen online.)  I want to lock it down to a particular port on my ERS5530 (the NLB is connected to a different switch).  The common solution in Cisco-world is a static FDB entry to avoid it broadcasting to all ports.  They would use the command 'mac-address-table static'.

I'm try to find the equivalent in Nortel CLI.

Based on a discussion online, I found the following:

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#ip arp 192.168.1.1 03bf.c0a8.0101 1/8 vid 5
Didn't stop the broadcasting.  Then I checked the results:

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#sho ip arp 192.168.1.1
===============================================================================
                                        IP ARP
===============================================================================
IP Address      Age (min) MAC Address       VLAN-Unit/Port/Trunk Flags

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192.168.1.1     0         03:bf:c0:a8:01:01 VLAN#5-1/8           S
Total ARP entries : 1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Flags Legend:
S=Static, D=Dynamic, L=Local, B=Broadcast

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#sho mac-address-table vid 5 address 03bf.c0a8.0101
Mac Address Table Aging Time: 300
Number of addresses: 0

   MAC Address          Source               MAC Address          Source
-----------------  -----------------      -----------------  -----------------

So, it is in the ARP table but not the FDB.  Why would the ARP table ask for port information if it doesn't use it?  And most importantly, how do I get a static entry into the FDB?

Thanks.

Ninja Edit: Running 5.0.5.020 I believe.

[Peter Nguyen]

Hi Wraezor,

It is not simple to answer your question.  I suggest you read this document: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series Configuration — Security.  It should include a Mac-Address Base security section.

In short, to do the “sticky security mac-address” as in Cisco you need to enable “auto-learning” in Nortel.
To create a static mac security you need three steps: enter mac-address to a security list, enable mac-security per interface, and then enable mac-security globally

Peter

[Dominik]

Hi wraezor,

I would take a look at the following document:

http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100123894

In this Guide you can find some good example configuration for MS NLB and Avaya Switches.

Good Luck