Lab - View Network Device MAC Addresses

Topology

Addressing Table
Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask

S1 VLAN 1 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0

PC-A NIC 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0

Objectives
Part 1: Configure Devices and Verify Connectivity
Part 2: Display, Describe, and Analyze Ethernet MAC Addresses

Background / Scenario
Every device on an Ethernet LAN is identified by a Layer 2 MAC address. This address is
assigned by the manufacturer and stored in the firmware of the NIC. This lab will explore
and analyze the components that make up a MAC address, and how you can find this
information on a switch and a PC.
You will cable the equipment as shown in the topology. You will configure the switch and PC
to match the addressing table. You will verify your configurations by testing for network
connectivity.
After the devices have been configured and network connectivity has been verified, you will use
various commands to retrieve information from the devices to answer questions about your
network equipment.
Note: The switches used are Cisco Catalyst 2960s with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(2) (lanbasek9
image). Other switches and Cisco IOS versions can be used. Depending on the model and Cisco
IOS version, the commands available and the output produced might vary from what is shown
in the labs.
Note: Make sure that the switches have been erased and have no startup configurations. If you
are unsure, ask your instructor.

Required Resources
 1 Switch (Cisco 2960 with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(2) lanbasek9 image or comparable)
 1 PC (Windows with a terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term)
 Console cable to configure the Cisco switch via the console ports
 Ethernet cables as shown in the topology

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Instructions
Part 1: Configure Devices and Verify Connectivity
In this part, you will set up the network topology and configure basic settings, such as the
interface IP addresses and device name. For device name and address information, refer to the
Topology and Addressing Table.

Step 1: Cable the network as shown in the topology.

a. Attach the devices shown in the topology and cable as necessary.
b. Power on all the devices in the topology.

Step 2: Configure the IPv4 address for the PC.

a. Configure the IPv4 address, subnet mask for PC-A.
b. From the command prompt on PC-A, ping the switch
address. Were the pings successful? Explain.

A. No. The switch has not been configured yet.

Step 3: Configure basic settings for the switch.

In this step, you will configure the device name and the IP address, and disable DNS lookup on
the switch.
a. Console into the switch and enter global configuration mode.

Switch> enable
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)#
b. Assign a hostname to the switch based on the Addressing Table.
Switch(config)# hostname S1
c. Disable DNS lookup.
S1(config)# no ip domain-lookup
d. Configure and enable the SVI interface for VLAN 1.
S1(config)# interface vlan 1
S1(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
S1(config-if)# no shutdown
S1(config-if)# end
*Mar 1 00:07:59.048: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console

Step 4: Verify network connectivity.

Ping the switch from
PC-A.

Were the pings

successful?
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A. Yes, the pings should
be successful.

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Part 2: Display, Describe, and Analyze Ethernet MAC Addresses

Every device on an Ethernet LAN has a MAC address that is assigned by the manufacturer and
stored in the firmware of the NIC. Ethernet MAC addresses are 48-bits long. They are displayed
using six sets of hexadecimal digits that are usually separated by dashes, colons, or periods. The
following example shows the same MAC address using the three different notation methods:
00-05-9A-3C-78-00 00:05:9A:3C:78:00 0005.9A3C.7800
Note: MAC addresses are also called physical addresses, hardware addresses, or Ethernet
hardware addresses.
You will issue commands to display the MAC addresses on a PC and a switch, and analyze the
properties of each one.

Step 1: Analyze the MAC address for the PC-A NIC.

Before you analyze the MAC address on PC-A, look at an example from a different PC NIC. You
can issue the ipconfig /all command to view the MAC address of your NIC. An example screen
output is shown below. When using the ipconfig /all command, notice that MAC addresses are
referred to as physical addresses.
Reading the MAC address from left to right, the first six hex digits refer to the vendor
(manufacturer) of this device. These first six hex digits (3 bytes) are also known as the
organizationally unique identifier (OUI). This 3-byte code is assigned to the vendor by the IEEE
organization.
To find the manufacturer, use the keywords IEEE OUI standards to find an OUI lookup tool on
the internet or navigate to http://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui.txt to find the registered OUI
vendor codes. The last six digits are the NIC serial number assigned by the manufacturer.
a. Using the output from the ipconfig /all command, answer the following questions.
C:\> ipconfig /all
<output omitted>
Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 5C-26-0A-24-2A-60
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::b875:731b:3c7b:c0b1%10(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3 (Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
<output omitted>

What is the OUI portion of the MAC address for this device?
A. 5C-26-0A

What is the serial number portion of the MAC address for this device?

A. 24-2A-60

Using the example above, find the name of the vendor that manufactured this NIC.
A. Dell Inc.

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b. From the command prompt on PC-A, issue the ipconfig /all command and identify the OUI
portion of the MAC address for the NIC of PC-A.
A. 0002.161C.C296

Identify the serial number portion of the MAC address for the NIC of PC-A.
A. 1C.C296

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Identify the name of the vendor that manufactured the NIC of PC-A.
A. Cisco Systems, Inc

Step 2: Analyze the MAC address for the S1 F0/6 interface.

You can use a variety of commands to display MAC addresses on the switch.
a. Console into S1 and use the show interfaces vlan 1 command to find the MAC address
information. A sample is shown below. Use output generated by your switch to answer the
questions.

S1# show interfaces vlan 1

Vlan1 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is EtherSVI, address is 001b.0c6d.8f40 (bia 001b.0c6d.8f40)
Internet address is 192.168.1.2/24
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit/sec, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Keepalive not supported
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input never, output 00:14:51, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 0 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts)
0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
34 packets output, 11119 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 2 interface resets
0 unknown protocol drops
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

What is the MAC address for VLAN 1 on S1?

A. 00-d0-97-17-eb-44

What is the MAC serial number for VLAN 1?

A. 17-eb-44

What is the OUI for VLAN 1?

A. 00-d0-97

Based on this OUI, what is the name of the vendor?

A. Cisco Sytems. Inc

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What does bia stand for?
A. Burned in address.

Why does the output show the same MAC address twice?
A. The MAC address can be modified using a software command. The real address (bia) will
still be present. It is displayed in parentheses.

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b. Another way to display the MAC address on the switch is to use the show arp command.
Use the show arp command to display MAC address information. This command maps the
Layer 2 address to its corresponding Layer 3 address. A sample is shown below. Use output
generated by your switch to answer the questions.
S1# show arp
Protocol Address Age (min) Hardware Addr Type Interface
Internet 192.168.1.2 - 001b.0c6d.8f40 ARPA Vlan1
Internet 192.168.1.3 0 5c26.0a24.2a60 ARPA Vlan1

What Layer 2 addresses are displayed on S1?

A. S1 VLAN 1 and PC-A MAC addresses

What Layer 3 addresses are displayed on S1?

A. S1 and PC-A IP addresses

Step 3: View the MAC addresses on the switch.

Issue the show mac address-table command on S1. A sample is shown below. Use output
generated by your switch to answer the questions.
S1# show mac address-table
Mac Address Table

Vlan Mac Address Type Ports

All 0100.0ccc.cccc STATIC CPU

All 0100.0ccc.cccd STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0000 STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0001 STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0002 STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0003 STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0004 STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0005 STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0006 STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0007 STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0008 STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0009 STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.000a STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.000b STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.000c STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.000d STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.000e STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.000f STATIC CPU
All 0180.c200.0010 STATIC CPU
All ffff.ffff.ffff STATIC CPU
1 5c26.0a24.2a60 DYNAMIC Fa0/6
Total Mac Addresses for this criterion: 21

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Did the switch display the MAC address of PC-A? If you answered yes, what port was it on?
A. Yes. Port is in F0/6 and the MAC address would be 0002.161c.c296

Reflection Questions
1. Can you have broadcasts at the Layer 2 level? If so, what would the MAC address be?
A. Layer 2 supports broadcasts. ARP will utilize broadcasts to retrieve MAC address information. The
broadcast address is "FF.FF.FF.FF.FF.FF."

2. Why would you need to know the MAC address of a device?

A. In a vast network, it may be easier to locate and identify a device using its MAC address rather
than its IP address. The MAC OUI will show the manufacturer, which may assist limit down your
search. Security measures can be implemented at Layer 2, hence knowledge of allowed MAC
addresses is required.

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