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Bridge question
I'm going through your Tech Notes because I'm getting pretty close to taking the exam and I want to just drill it into my head. So get ready for a bunch of questions! 
Where do they get these addresses
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(Bridges) keep a table with MAC addresses of all nodes, and on which segment they are located.
Where do they get these addresses
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By examining the mac address in frames which the bridge receives, so it will learn which addresses are on which side of the bridge.
Although www.cisco.com will have some more detailed docs, here's a page at MS I stumbled on a while back, which explains it rather well (Learning process):
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Thanks!
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You're welcome...jeff CQ wrote:Thanks!
my head has swollen to twice its regular size now...you MUST be the smartest IT man alive
Keep the questions coming if you like, questions from people who read my TechNotes is great feedback for me and the Network+ book I'm working on.