Hello, we have always been a Cisco shop but are giving Dell switching a try. We are test driving a 1548P and one thing we can't figure out is how Dell portsec with mac sticky works on the Dells. Maybe this isn't supported with the 1548?
Josh, make sure you have the "switchport port -security" enabled at the global level. Setting the configuration on the port alone will not work until it is set globally.
Okay thanks, I'd hate to have to enter all those Macs. Do you know if the N2000 switch series has something like mac address sticky? Or do none of the Dells have this functionality.
That is completely understandable, since the feature was not mentioned in the User Guide but only in the Release Notes. It will be full documented in the next set of guides, and is fully featured today.
The sticky mac feature is included in the 6.2.1.x and 6.2.6.x firmware and works very much like the Cisco version. The settings are under port security settings. See the release notes for these codes. The feature became available after the User Guide was printed, but will be fully documented in the next release.
Josh, thanks for the update! Glad it is working now. It looks as though there are two port level commands that look similar. I believe this is how they are working...
"switchport port-security maximum 1" limits the port to only accept a particular MAC address (can't ping any other devices that are plugged into that port), whereas
“switchport port-security dynamic 1” allows the MAC to only be assigned to the one port (can't ping that same device if it is moved elsewhere in the switch.
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Posted November 20th, 2015 14:00
Josh, make sure you have the "switchport port -security" enabled at the global level. Setting the configuration on the port alone will not work until it is set globally.
Thanks, Victor