Solved: show mac-address-table not working on cisco asa 5505

pkubicko13 · ‎04-27-2010

Hi, I have tried command show mac-address-table on Cisco ASA 5505 and Cisco ASA 5520. Output was ERROR: % unrecognized command.

How is that possible? Is there a new command?

More exactly, Cisco ASA 5505 with IOS ASA822-k8.bin.

davwalsh · ‎07-28-2010

Thanks for the link. I see that the command is supported in transparent mode only but I think I found a way to make this work in routed mode (which is what I have mine in) on the ASA 5505:

x-asa# show switch mac-address-table

Legend: Age - entry expiration time in seconds

Mac Address | VLAN | Type | Age | Port

-------------------------------------------------------

000X.XXXa.XXXe | 0001 | dynamic | 287 | Et0/2

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rwagner · ‎05-04-2010

I just checked a 5505, 5510, and 5580. All 3 worked.

the command only works from the enabled command-line. Can you copy and paste your command line and output?

pugglewuggle · ‎05-06-2010

Weird, I'm having the same problem and I don't think I've ever had it before.

I'm running, in enable mode, this command:

show mac-address-table

The output I get is:

ASA5505# sh mac-address-table

^

ERROR: % Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

What the heck? Is this some kind of bug?

I'm running 8.3.1

Please let me know!

davwalsh · ‎07-28-2010

Did you ever find out why this is. I am running asa821-k8.bin on a 5505 and I get the following:

x-asa# show mac-address-table

^

ERROR: % Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

Nagaraja Thanthry · ‎07-28-2010

Hello,

Seems like that command is supported only in "transparent" mode operation.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa82/command/reference/s4.html#wp1487920

Hope this helps.

Regards,

NT

davwalsh · ‎07-28-2010