If all that a switch does is to listen to the packets coming into each port and forms a MAC address table, no host machine sends a packet to only the switch - it only sends to another host. Does this mean that the switch ports do not have any MAC address associated with each of its ports?
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Jump to PostSwtiches will keep a table of mac addresses that are seen on each switch port. If you have 1 pc on a port, then the switch will know that port 1 has the mac for your pc and traffic will only be sent there when destinied for your mac.
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It's all handled with the magic of firmware! :-)
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