148 CHAPTER 9: CONFIGURING IP AND MAC ADDRESS INFORMATION
Viewing Address
Ta ble s
MAC addresses are stored in either the Static Address or the Dynamic
Address database. A packet addressed to a destination stored in one of
the databases is forwarded immediately to the port. MAC addresses are
dynamically learned as packets arrive at the device. Addresses are
associated with ports by learning the ports from the frames source
address. Frames addressed to a destination MAC address that is not
associated with any port are flooded to all ports of the relevant VLAN.
Static addresses are manually configured. In order to prevent the bridging
table from overflowing, dynamic MAC addresses, from which no traffic is
seen for a certain period, are erased.
This section includes the following sections:
■ Viewing Address Table Settings
■ Viewing Port Summary Settings
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