Configuring Clearing of Learned MAC Addresses

Use the following commands to clear learned MAC addresses from a port or list of ports, a specific VLAN, or to clear a specific MAC address from a VLAN.

Syntax

clear mac-address port <port-list>

Removes MAC addresses that were learned on the specified port or ports in <port-list> . Use all to remove all MAC addresses in the MAC address table.

switch(config)# clear mac-address port 4-7

Syntax

clear mac-address vlan <vid>

Removes all MAC addresses that were learned on the specified VLAN.

switch(config)# clear mac-address vlan 2

Syntax

clear mac-address vlan <vid> mac<mac-addr>

Removes the specified MAC address from the specified VLAN

switch(config)# clear mac-address vlan 2 mac 0001e6-b197a8

To view the results from clearing a MAC address, use the show mac-address command with the appropriate option.

A MAC Address cleared from the MAC Address Table