Displaying the MLS Cache Entries

Displaying the MLS Cache Entries
There are several methods of viewing MLS cache entries. The base command is show mls
entry. However, many options are available to customize the output of this basic command.
If you are on a switch and issue the help command for show mls entry, this is what you get:
Terry_6509> (enable) show mls entry ?
Usage: show mls entry [mod] [long|short]
show mls entry ip [mod] [destination <ip_addr_spec>]
[source <ip_addr_spec>] [protocol <protocol>]
[src-port <src_port>] [dst-port <dst_port>]
[short|long]
show mls entry ipx [mod] [destination <ipx_addr_spec>] [short|long]
(mod = 15 or 16
ip_addr_spec = ip_addr|ip_addr/netmask|ip_addr/maskbit (maskbit: 0..32)
protocol = 1..255|ip|ipinip|icmp|igmp|tcp|udp
src_port, dst_port = 1..65535|dns|ftp|smtp|telnet|x|www
ipx_addr_spec = dest_net.dest_node|dest_net/mask)
Terry_6509> (enable)
As you can see, there are quite a few options. This command, with the options shown,
enables the administrator to view very general information or very specific information. To get
an idea of what can be generated from this command, let’s review the options.
Using Acceptable MLS Topologies 575
You can show MLS entries based on the module. The long and short options modify the output
in different ways. Long displays the information all on one line, and short displays the information
by using carriage returns. It is impossible to give an example due to the formatting
limitations in this book.
More specific information can be obtained by specifying an IP address or port information.
By specifying options, you can refine your output. Instead of getting pages and pages of cache
entries, you get entries that match your criteria.