"Priscilla Oppenheimer" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Regarding the difference between a MAC table and CAM table: They are just > different names for the same thing.
One small quibble (heheh..... don't you expect this from me by now =) Although they do essentially refer to the same thing (a table of MAC addresses) (I know you know this, Priscilla, I'm just pointing out for others), the table of MAC addresses kept by a switch (in Cisco switches, I can't speak for other vendors) is stored in a type of memory, CAM memory, which is different than RAM and operates using a different mechanism (see my other recent post in this thread)...... so, although we commonly refer to it as the CAM table (and as good Cisco network people we should cuz that's what Cisco calls it) we're really referring to is the table of MAC addresses that happen to be stored in CAM memory...... Mike W. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=44998&t=44649 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
