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PC1 tries to send traffic to newly installed PC2. The PC2 MAC address is not listed in the MAC address table of the switch, so the switch sends the packet to all ports in the same VLAN Which switching concept does this describe?
Suggested Answer: A
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32 comments · newest first
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Larue
10 months ago
Surprised this happens so often in new setups!
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Darrin
10 months ago
Wait, isn't it also related to MAC address aging?
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Sharan
10 months ago
Totally agree, it's how switches learn new MACs.
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Jonell
11 months ago
I thought switches just drop packets if they don't know the MAC?
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Oren
11 months ago
That's definitely frame flooding!
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Arlie
11 months ago
I remember discussing spanning-tree protocol, but I don't think that's what this question is asking. It feels more like frame flooding to me.
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Yun
11 months ago
This seems similar to a practice question we did on MAC address tables. I feel like frame flooding is the right answer.
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Erin
11 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about MAC address aging. Could that be relevant here?
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Rusty
12 months ago
I think this might be related to frame flooding since the switch sends the packet to all ports when it doesn't know the MAC address.
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Wei
12 months ago
I've got this one! The key is that the MAC address isn't in the table, so the switch has to flood the frame. That's the concept of frame flooding, so the answer is C.
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Antonio
1 year ago
I'm a little confused by this question. I know MAC addresses and switching concepts are involved, but I'm not sure which one is the right answer here. I'll have to think about it some more.
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Francisca
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through. If the MAC address isn't in the table, the switch has to flood the frame to all ports in the VLAN. So I'm going to go with C - frame flooding.
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Lilli
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know it has something to do with the MAC address table, but I'm not confident which specific concept it's describing.
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Audra
1 year ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. I think the answer is C - frame flooding.
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Zita
1 year ago
C) frame flooding. Yep, that's the one. When the switch doesn't know where to send the frame, it just sends it out to everyone. Kinda like when I forget someone's name and just start waving at the whole room.
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Annmarie
1 year ago
B) MAC address table. That's where the switch stores the MAC addresses it's learned, right? Gotta keep that thing up to date or else it's gonna be a wild goose chase.
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Kerrie
1 year ago
B) MAC address table. That's correct, the switch uses this table to forward packets to the correct destination.
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Linwood
1 year ago
C) frame flooding. When the switch doesn't know the destination MAC address, it sends the packet out to all ports in the same VLAN.
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Noemi
1 year ago
A) MAC address aging. Yeah, the switch needs to periodically check and update the MAC addresses in its table.
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Cherrie
1 year ago
I believe it's C) frame flooding because the switch is broadcasting the packet to all ports.
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Madelyn
1 year ago
I'm not sure, but I think it could also be A) MAC address aging.
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Aliza
1 year ago
Ah, the joys of layer 2 networking. I feel like I'm swimming in a sea of MAC addresses right now. But hey, at least it's not as confusing as trying to find my car keys.
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Ena
1 year ago
User1: Makes sense, it's like the switch is trying to cover all bases to get the packet where it needs to go.
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Lynda
1 year ago
User3: It's like a flood of frames going out to find the right destination.
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Sherita
1 year ago
User2: Yeah, that's when the switch sends the packet to all ports in the same VLAN because the MAC address is not in the table.
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Ben
1 year ago
User1: Frame flooding, right?
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Luis
1 year ago
I agree with Jesusa, frame flooding makes sense in this scenario.
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Clemencia
1 year ago
C) frame flooding - definitely! The switch doesn't know where to send the packet, so it just sends it out to all ports. Classic flooding behavior.
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Graciela
1 year ago
C) frame flooding - Correct, the switch floods the packet to all ports in the same VLAN.
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Ceola
1 year ago
B) MAC address table - Yes, the switch sends the packet to all ports because the MAC address is not in the table.
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Ellsworth
1 year ago
A) MAC address aging - No, this is not related to aging of MAC addresses.
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Jesusa
1 year ago
I think the answer is C) frame flooding.