The dumb switch is basically invisible, so the managed switch would just see multiple MAC addresses on one port. ![]() What does the Managed switch see when there are several devices with NICs connected through a (dumb) switch such as these? The switches we use in the show are all layer 3 switches so they have MACs for every port. If the switch is a layer 3 switch (or layer 3 capable) then it will have a MAC address for each individual port as any one of them could be converted in to routed ports. If the switch is a normal layer 2 switch, it will usually just have one MAC address for the virtual management port. ![]() ![]() Switches only have MAC addresses if they are managed switches, otherwise they are transparent to the network. Do small home switches like the Netgear ProSafe 5 Port Gigabit GS105 have Mac Addresses for Each physical port? If so how would you find out what they are?
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