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Parameters
 
Defaults
Not configured.
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION-MAC ACCESS LIST-EXTENDED
Command
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Usage
Information
When you use the log option, CP processor logs details about the packets that match. Depending on 
how many packets match the log entry and at what rate, the CP may become busy as it has to log these 
packets’ details.
any  Enter the keyword any to forward all packets.
host Enter the keyword host followed by a MAC address to 
forward packets with that host address.
mac-source-address 
Enter the source MAC address in nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn format.
mac-source-address-mask
Specify which bits in the MAC address must be matched.
The MAC ACL supports an inverse mask, therefore, a mask of 
ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff allows entries that do not match and a mask of 
00:00:00:00:00:00 only allows entries that match exactly.
mac-destination-address 
Enter the destination MAC address and mask in 
nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn format.
mac-destination-address-mask
Specify which bits in the MAC address must be matched.
The MAC ACL supports an inverse mask, therefore, a mask of 
ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff allows entries that do not match and a mask of 
00:00:00:00:00:00 only allows entries that match exactly.
ethertype operator
(OPTIONAL) To filter based on protocol type, enter one of the 
following Ethertypes:
•
ev2 - is the Ethernet II frame format.
•
llc - is the IEEE 802.3 frame format.
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snap - is the IEEE 802.3 SNAP frame format.
count (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword count to count packets 
processed by the filter.
byte (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword byte to count bytes 
processed by the filter.
log (OPTIONAL, E-Series only) Enter the keyword log to log the 
packets.
monitor (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword monitor when the rule is 
describing the traffic that you want to monitor and the ACL in 
which you are creating the rule will be applied to the monitored 
interface. For details, see the section “Flow-based Monitoring” 
in the Port Monitoring chapter of the FTOS Configuration 
Guide.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.6.1.0 Support added for S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Support added for C-Series
Version 7.4.1.0
Added 
monitor option
pre-Version 6.1.1.0 Introduced for E-Series
Note: When ACL logging and byte counters are configured simultaneously, byte counters 
may display an incorrect value. Configure packet counters with logging instead.