mac auto

This command enables and associates a MAC address from the pool of MAC addresses with an underlying interface.

Syntax

mac auto

Default

By default, this is disabled.

Command Mode

Privileged User

Related Commands

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To configure the prefix of the MAC addresses in the pool: set admin-global-mac

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To see if the MAC addresses in the pool are being used or not (by underlying interfaces): show global-mac-table

Example

This example enables and associates a MAC address from the pool of MAC addresses on the Gigabit Ethernet 0/0 underlying interface for PPPoE:

(config-data) interface gigabitethernet 0/0
(conf-if-GE 0/0)# mac auto
(config-data)# interface pppoe 0
(conf-pppoe-0)# underlying gigabitethernet 0/0