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Catalyst 2960 Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 2960 Switch Cisco IOS Commands
traceroute mac
Examples This example shows how to display the Layer 2 path by specifying the source and destination MAC
addresses:
Switch# traceroute mac 0000.0201.0601 0000.0201.0201
Source 0000.0201.0601 found on con6[WS-C2960-12T] (2.2.6.6)
con6 (2.2.6.6) :Gi0/1 => Gi0/3
con5 (2.2.5.5 ) : Gi0/3 => Gi0/1
con1 (2.2.1.1 ) : Gi0/1 => Gi0/2
con2 (2.2.2.2 ) : Gi0/2 => Gi0/1
Destination 0000.0201.0201 found on con2[WS-C3550-24] (2.2.2.2)
Layer 2 trace completed
This example shows how to display the Layer 2 path by using the detail keyword:
Switch# traceroute mac 0000.0201.0601 0000.0201.0201 detail
Source 0000.0201.0601 found on con6[WS-C2960-12T] (2.2.6.6)
C-12T / 2.2.6.6 :
Gi0/2 [auto, auto] => Gi0/3 [auto, auto]
con5 / WS-C2950G-24-EI / 2.2.5.5 :
Fa0/3 [auto, auto] => Gi0/1 [auto, auto]
con1 / WS-C3550-12G / 2.2.1.1 :
Gi0/1 [auto, auto] => Gi0/2 [auto, auto]
con2 / WS-C3550-24 / 2.2.2.2 :
Gi0/2 [auto, auto] => Fa0/1 [auto, auto]
Destination 0000.0201.0201 found on con2[WS-C3550-24] (2.2.2.2)
Layer 2 trace completed.
This example shows how to display the Layer 2 path by specifying the interfaces on the source and
destination switches:
Switch# traceroute mac interface fastethernet0/1 0000.0201.0601 interface fastethernet0/3
0000.0201.0201
Source 0000.0201.0601 found on con6[WS-C2960-12T] (2.2.6.6)
con6 (2.2.6.6) :Gi0/1 => Gi0/3
con5 (2.2.5.5 ) : Gi0/3 => Gi0/1
con1 (2.2.1.1 ) : Gi0/1 => Gi0/2
con2 (2.2.2.2 ) : Gi0/2 => Gi0/1
Destination 0000.0201.0201 found on con2[WS-C3550-24] (2.2.2.2)
Layer 2 trace completed
This example shows the Layer 2 path when the switch is not connected to the source switch:
Switch# traceroute mac 0000.0201.0501 0000.0201.0201 detail
Source not directly connected, tracing source .....
Source 0000.0201.0501 found on con5[WS-C2960-12T] (2.2.5.5)
con5 / WS-C2960-12T / 2.2.5.5 :
Gi0/1 [auto, auto] => Gi0/3 [auto, auto]
con1 / WS-C3550-12G / 2.2.1.1 :
Gi0/1 [auto, auto] => Gi0/2 [auto, auto]
con2 / WS-C3550-24 / 2.2.2.2 :
Gi0/2 [auto, auto] => Fa0/1 [auto, auto]
Destination 0000.0201.0201 found on con2[WS-C3550-24] (2.2.2.2)
Layer 2 trace completed.