07-30-2015 10:50 AM - edited 03-05-2019 01:58 AM
hi all,
and easy one for sure. When i run the show interfaces G0/1 command on a switch , why does the output show me the same MAC address twice?
address is 00d0.58c0.4519 (bia 00d0.58c0.4519)
I know, BIA stands for Burned-in-address and is located on ROM but what's the idea behind it?
EDIT: also would like to ask, why does a router maintain an arp entry for it's own interface, it looks like this is not the case on for example a Windows laptop ...
Best Regards
Adam
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07-30-2015 11:03 AM
Adam,
some interfaces allow you to configure user-defined MAC addresses:
R1#show int f0/0 | i bia
Hardware is AmdFE, address is cc00.0fac.0000 (bia cc00.0fac.0000)
R1#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#int f0/0
R1(config-if)#mac-address 0200.0000.0001
R1(config-if)#do show int f0/0 | i bia
Hardware is AmdFE, address is 0200.0000.0001 (bia cc00.0fac.0000)
HTH
Rolf
07-30-2015 11:03 AM
Adam,
some interfaces allow you to configure user-defined MAC addresses:
R1#show int f0/0 | i bia
Hardware is AmdFE, address is cc00.0fac.0000 (bia cc00.0fac.0000)
R1#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#int f0/0
R1(config-if)#mac-address 0200.0000.0001
R1(config-if)#do show int f0/0 | i bia
Hardware is AmdFE, address is 0200.0000.0001 (bia cc00.0fac.0000)
HTH
Rolf
07-30-2015 11:14 AM
Hi Rolf,
thank you for posting. So basically the "user defined" MAC will "override" the BIA , correct ?
What would be a reason / scenario to do so ?
Best Regards
Adam
07-30-2015 11:45 AM
So basically the "user defined" MAC will "override" the BIA , correct ?
Correct, yes.
What would be a reason / scenario to do so ?
Good question, I can't think of a good reason.
In labs I sometimes like to give some interfaces handy MAC addresses but there must be a better reason for the existence of this command...
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