How does a switch build its table?
martin.vanputten
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Hey everyone, I'm new here and was pointed in this direction for a question that I had.
"How does a switch build its table? Does anybody know of an article I could read up on that explains how a switch would build its table?? Or if someone could explain it themselves?" -taken from tech-forums.net
Can anybody fill me in?
"How does a switch build its table? Does anybody know of an article I could read up on that explains how a switch would build its table?? Or if someone could explain it themselves?" -taken from tech-forums.net
Can anybody fill me in?
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bighornsheep
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Welcome to the forum. I'm going to assume you're talking about the basic MAC address table in a switch and how that is used to forward traffic frames from host to host.
I was able to find this excellent flash image and article from howstuffworks.com
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/lan-switch11.htmJack of all trades, master of none -
mikej412
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Cisco has a shockwave/flash tutorial on How LAN Switches Work. That might help you.:mike: Cisco Certifications -- Collect the Entire Set! -
bighornsheep
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mikej412 wrote:Cisco has a shockwave/flash tutorial on How LAN Switches Work. That might help you.
it's the same flash image!!!! It even has the howstuffworks.com copyright logo! I suppose the editor must work or is affiliated with Cisco! Jack of all trades, master of none -
aljugan
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Hi
Thanks a lot for this link i was very confused about this but after learning this article all is cleared thanks a lot for sharing such a useful link