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D-NWG-FN-23 · Question #71

A Dell N2024 switch receives a frame from a directly connected host. The switch learns that the source MAC address is NOT present in the MAC address table. The destination address is present in the…

The correct answer is D. Adds the source MAC address and port to the MAC address table and forwards the frame. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

A Dell N2024 switch receives a frame from a directly connected host. The switch learns that the source MAC address is NOT present in the MAC address table. The destination address is present in the MAC address table. What does the switch do with the frame?

Options

  • AFloods the frame to all ports except for the port the frame originated from to find the source MAC
  • BFlushes the destination MAC address and updates the MAC address table in the switch.
  • CDiscards the frame on all ports and sends an error message back to the host.
  • DAdds the source MAC address and port to the MAC address table and forwards the frame.

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  • A
    16% (4)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    72% (18)

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