Please help a curious mind here, the link is to a white paper describing how to configuring spanning tree. In the document it describes each switch has 1024 mac address.
Configuring spanning tree http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat5000/rel_5_2/config/spantree.htm#xtocid2879613 MAC Address Allocation The supervisor engine has a pool of 1024 MAC addresses that are used as the bridge IDs for the VLAN spanning trees. You can use the show module command to view the MAC address range for the supervisor engine. Each switch has 1024(MAC)addresses. If I connected port 8 switch A to port 8 switch B with RJ45 crossover cable. 1. Will I have 2048 MAC addresses? 2. Do Ethernet switch come with their own MAC address? Tony *********************************************************************** This message is a private communication. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, or use it, and do not disclose it to others. Please notify the sender of the delivery error by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit http://www.ballfoundation.org for our latest news. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=42226&t=42226 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
