802.1w is the also called Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol. It is not enabled by default on Cisco switches, but it is a better STP to run since it has all the fixes that the Cisco extensions provide with 802.1d
The Command show mac address-table displays the forward/filter table on the switch.
Since the source MAC address is not in the MAC address table, the switch will add the source address and the port it is connected to into the MAC address table and then forward the frame to the outgoing port.
When you connect to a switch port, at first the link lights are orange/amber, and then they turn green, indicating normal operation. If the link light is blinking, you have a problem.
Switches flood all frames that have an unknown destination address. If a device answers the frame, the switch will update the MAC address table to reflect the location of the device.
If spanning tree is disabled on a switch and you have redundant links to another switch, broadcast stroms will occur, among other possible problems.
Virtual LANs break up broadcast domains in layer 2 switched internetworks.
By creating and implementing VLANs in your switched network, you can break up broadcast domains at layer2. For hosts on different VLANs to communicate, you must have a router or layer 3 switch.
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