When you set a Network Port on the switch, it will not flood a packet with
an unknown destination MAC address out all of the ports. Packets with
unknown destination MAC addresses are "drained" out the network port. The
only practical application where I can see using a "network port" is if the
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So basically it's a "trunk link" that you set as a "network port"? Or is it
just any port that are basically not use a
whole lot and you do not mind having the broadcast whenever a MAC needs to
be learned so that way your CAM
table stays within the 1024 address range for the 1900's? Doesn't the CA
The little switches have a limited MAC address table. If you know you have a
link where they're going to see more MACs than they can hold you set it to be a
'network' port and the switch doesn't learn MACs from there. This is meant for
a large campus environment where you have a 19xx serving
I was looking at the specs and it says that it supports 1024 MAC address. My
understanding is that it is what the CAM table will support at one time.
But the specs also states:
"Unlimited MAC addresses support on configurable network port"
This, I don't get. Can anyone explain?
Thanks
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