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FortiKoala
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October 1, 2018

Technical Note: Cannot see hosts connected to upgraded switch or router

  • October 1, 2018
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Description
After upgrading the firmware of a switch or router, in rare occasions hosts may not be seen on the switch ports in Topology View.  Instead all of the switch ports that have hosts connected appear green.

Scope
Version:   All
Solution
Update the version attribute of the device.  Then, re-read the interface information from the device, and perform an L2 poll to read the MAC address table.

1.  Login to the appliance CLI:
     updateversion -ip <ip address of switch/router>
2.  In the Administration UI, navigate to Network Devices > Topology.
3.  Click on the device model.
4.  Right-click and select Resync Interfaces.
5.  Right-click and select Poll for L2 (Hosts) Info

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