Users Guide
host Enter the keyword host then a MAC address to forward packets with that host 
address.
mac-source-
address
Enter a MAC address in nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn format.
mac-source-
address-mask
(OPTIONAL) Specify which bits in the MAC address must match.
The MAC ACL supports an inverse mask; therefore, a mask of :::: : allows 
entries that do not match and a mask of 00:00:00:00:00:00 only allows entries that 
match exactly.
mac-destination-
address
Enter the destination MAC address and mask in nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn format.
mac-destination-
address-mask
Specify which bits in the MAC address must be matched.
The MAC ACL supports an inverse mask; therefore, a mask of :::: : allows 
entries that do not match and a mask of 00:00:00:00:00:00 only allows entries that 
match exactly.
ethertype operator (OPTIONAL) To lter based on protocol type, enter one of the following 
Ethertypes:
• ev2 - is the Ethernet II frame format
• llc - is the IEEE 802.3 frame format
•
snap - is the IEEE 802.3 SNAP frame format
count (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword count to count packets the lter processes.
byte (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword byte to count bytes the lter processes.
log (OPTIONAL, E-Series only) Enter the keyword log to log the packets.
monitor (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword monitor when the rule is describing the trac 
that you want to monitor and the ACL in which you are creating the rule is applied 
to the monitored interface.
NOTE: For more information, refer to the Flow-based Monitoring section in 
the Port Monitoring chapter of the 
Dell Networking OS Conguration 
Guide
.
Defaults Not congured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION-MAC ACCESS LIST-EXTENDED
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell 
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
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