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Ericsson ECP-206 Exam - Topic 1 Question 55 Discussion

In a company network, a host sends an Ethernet frame destined to the address FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.What will an Ethernet switch do with this frame?
B) It will forward the frame to all ports.
A) It will forward the frame to only one port.
C) It will drop it.
D) It will send the frame only to management port.

Ericsson ECP-206 Exam - Topic 1 Question 55 Discussion

Actual exam question for Ericsson's ECP-206 exam
Question #: 55
Topic #: 1
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In a company network, a host sends an Ethernet frame destined to the address FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.

What will an Ethernet switch do with this frame?

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Suggested Answer: B

An Ethernet switch will forward the frame to all ports when the destination address is FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. This is because this address is the broadcast MAC address, which means that the frame is intended for all devices on the same LAN segment. The switch does not need to look up its MAC address table to find a matching entry for this address, but simply floods the frame out of all ports except the one where it received the frame. This way, the frame reaches every device on the LAN segment, regardless of their MAC addresses.Reference:Ethernet - Wireshark,Broadcast MAC Address - omnisecu.com


by Launa at May 07, 2026, 03:26 AM

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Chaya
Wait, are you sure? I thought it might drop it.
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Carmen
5 days ago
Totally agree, that's a broadcast address!
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Mireya
10 days ago
It will forward the frame to all ports.
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Fabiola
15 days ago
I feel like I might be mixing this up with how routers handle packets. I think switches behave differently, but I can't recall the specifics right now.
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Soledad
2 months ago
I practiced a similar question where the frame was sent to a broadcast address, and it was definitely forwarded to all ports. So, I lean towards B as well.
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Quentin
2 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about switches dropping frames that aren't destined for any known MAC address. Could that apply here?
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Hollis
2 months ago
I think the answer might be B, since FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF is the broadcast address, and switches usually forward broadcasts to all ports.
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