Difference between revisions of "Checking the MAC adress via console"
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| − | * if the device has no or wrong MAC-Adress on label try the following. | + | * if the device has no, a duplicated or a wrong MAC-Adress on the label try the following. |
* Connect to the serial console of the device (just like to a Cisco device, same serial port settings) | * Connect to the serial console of the device (just like to a Cisco device, same serial port settings) | ||
* you will be asked to set a password, choose whatever you like, its not saved as long you don't save the configuration | * you will be asked to set a password, choose whatever you like, its not saved as long you don't save the configuration | ||
| − | * type <code>display diagnostic-information</code> and hit <code>ENTER</code> | + | * when <code><Quidway></code> and a cursor appears, type <code>display diagnostic-information</code> and hit <code>ENTER</code> |
* this will give out a huge diagnostic report, some seconds after the section <code>=====display interface====</code> appears, stop the output by pressing <code>CTRL + C</code> | * this will give out a huge diagnostic report, some seconds after the section <code>=====display interface====</code> appears, stop the output by pressing <code>CTRL + C</code> | ||
* now search for the entry which starts with <code>IP Sending Frames' Format is PKTFMT_ETHNT_2, Hardware address is xxxx-xxxx-xxxx</code> | * now search for the entry which starts with <code>IP Sending Frames' Format is PKTFMT_ETHNT_2, Hardware address is xxxx-xxxx-xxxx</code> | ||
* the <code>xxxx-xxxx-xxxx</code> part is the Base Mac-adress of the device | * the <code>xxxx-xxxx-xxxx</code> part is the Base Mac-adress of the device | ||
Latest revision as of 11:16, 21 December 2017
- if the device has no, a duplicated or a wrong MAC-Adress on the label try the following.
- Connect to the serial console of the device (just like to a Cisco device, same serial port settings)
- you will be asked to set a password, choose whatever you like, its not saved as long you don't save the configuration
- when
<Quidway>and a cursor appears, typedisplay diagnostic-informationand hitENTER - this will give out a huge diagnostic report, some seconds after the section
=====display interface====appears, stop the output by pressingCTRL + C - now search for the entry which starts with
IP Sending Frames' Format is PKTFMT_ETHNT_2, Hardware address is xxxx-xxxx-xxxx - the
xxxx-xxxx-xxxxpart is the Base Mac-adress of the device
