cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
cancel
14049
Views
0
Helpful
16
Replies

NUMBER OF MAC ADDRESS FOR AN LAYER 2 SWITCH

vipin.vikraman
Level 1
Level 1

Hi every one,

                How many MAC address does an L2 switch have, does it have MAC address for each and every port or one MAC for the switch as a whole????say i have  scenario in which my host  is directly connected to a router through ethernet , what normally happens is that to start communication the host  finds the MAC address of the respective router interface through ARP broadcast, incase i place an L2 switch in between the host and the router , at that point  what would be the destination MAC adress for the host so that it can reach the router ?? Also again if i replace the L2 Switch with a L1 Switch/HUB what will be the destination MAC for host in that case ???

Vipin Vikraman

16 Replies 16

John,

just a happy meal?   mate, you gotta give me more than that cuz u gonna win millions wont ya now?

Ok, Ok, Ok, I'll supersize it! AND I will throw in a toy which I believe they now charge 10 cents for.