Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00)

shah.nowrose · ‎02-15-2012

Can some one help with the below issue I am having with a Cisco 4507? I appreciate your help, below is the error i am receving.

Feb 14 10:06:09 EST: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 508 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Po10 in vlan 112

Feb 14 18:44:06 EST: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 119 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Po10 in vlan 112

Feb 15 00:51:06 EST: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 366 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Po10 in vlan 112

Feb 15 06:58:51 EST: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 447 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Po10 in vlan 112 Feb 14 10:06:09 EST: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 508 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Po10 in vlan 112
Feb 14 18:44:06 EST: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 119 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Po10 in vlan 112
Feb 15 00:51:06 EST: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 366 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Po10 in vlan 112
Feb 15 06:58:51 EST: %C4K_L2MAN-6-INVALIDSOURCEADDRESSPACKET: (Suppressed 447 times)Packet received with invalid source MAC address (00:00:00:00:00:00) on port Po10 in vlan 112

vmiller · ‎02-15-2012

Here is the "Book" Answer

Recommended Action Check the switch configuration file to find the source of these packets on the specified port and take corrective action to fix them at the source end. You can also enable port security on that interface to shutdown the port if the incoming rate of packets with invalid source mac address is too high by issuing the

switchport port-security limit rate invalid-source-mac

command.

You have the port and vlan info in the message. I'd suggest that an interface card is misbehaving.

shah.nowrose · ‎02-15-2012

PO10 is for another switch in my network and yes I have the VLAN on the message but can you help me trace it down to the specific port of the switch. How would i trace that out?

Thanks.

vmiller · ‎02-15-2012

Well, what ever is on port 10 is your culprit. If its another switch I'd look there.

shah.nowrose · ‎02-15-2012

Po10 is a port channel to another switch and that switch is a 3750 and it does not show these error messages. Also that is a stack of 6 48port switches how can I trace it down to one port? Can't even trace via MAC since its all zero's any other suggestion would be great.

Thank you,

afsharki2 · ‎06-07-2017

Did you ever figure out how to trace this to the switchport?

I'm having the same exact issue. It's pointing it to a port-channel off some other switch, but when I get to that other switch, there are no messages. I'm getting more and more of these everyday out of nowhere.

Thanks

vmiller · ‎02-15-2012

move the port channel to another port and see if it follows.

shah.nowrose · ‎02-16-2012

I am going to try that out and let you know. Thank you very much for your help so far really appreciate it.

milan.kulik · ‎02-16-2012

Hi,

maybe this helps a little?

http://communities.vmware.com/message/804185

BR,

Milan

shah.nowrose · ‎02-16-2012

I will look at that as well.

Thank you,

elizer man-on · ‎03-12-2013

Try to check the interfaces you include in your portchannel . check if those interfaces have crc errors. if you are using a fiber for your uplink connection, try to replace your fiber with another working one.

Hope it helps.

Elly.