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Does a Port-channel have mac address?

ZKings
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Hello, I am using Packet tracer and I have a doubt, I know that a port-channel sets its mac address using the mac address of the first interface, my question is the next, How I can see the port-channel's mac-address? Is it the 1st mac address of the Table (show mac address-table from Switch0)? and if it is, Where does it come from?

 

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Hello,

 

the command 'show interfaces x' should tell you which MAC address the port channel interface is using (which indeed is the one of the first port channel member interface):

 

S1#sh int gigabitEthernet 0/0
GigabitEthernet0/0 is up, line protocol is up (connected)
Hardware is iGbE, address is 52de.5467.9c00 (bia 52de.5467.9c00)

 

S1#sh int port-channel 1
Port-channel1 is up, line protocol is up (connected)
Hardware is EtherChannel, address is 52de.5467.9c00 (bia 52de.5467.9c00)

GabrielART
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Level 1

Hello, 

I am trying to check the MAC address for the PO1 and validate that is using the MAC address of the first interface of the port-channel by using Georg Pauwen commands shown above. However, the MAC address of the PO1 is not matching either interfaces configured on these two interfaces F0/23 or F0/24 as shown below. Any explanations why?

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

------+-------------+-----------+----------------------------------------------

1 Po1(SU) LACP Fa0/23(P) Fa0/24(P)

2 Po2(SU) LACP Fa0/21(P) Fa0/22(P)

*******************************************************************************************

Acc3#show inter po1

Port-channel1 is up, line protocol is up (connected)

Hardware is EtherChannel, address is 00e0.8f97.0342 (bia 00e0.8f97.0342)

****************************************************************************************

Acc3#show inter f0/23

FastEthernet0/23 is up, line protocol is up (connected)

Hardware is Lance, address is 00d0.d38a.2217 (bia 00d0.d38a.2217)

*****************************************************************************************

Acc3#show inter f0/24

FastEthernet0/24 is up, line protocol is up (connected)

Hardware is Lance, address is 00d0.d38a.2218 (bia 00d0.d38a.2218)