title: Do switches and its ports have a MAC address or not?
body: <p>I dont understand whether all ports in a switch are addressable by MAC. I see conflicting answers on the web - <a href="https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/thread/15380" rel="nofollow">https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/thread/15380</a> and <a href="http://www.techexams.net/forums/ccna-ccent/45578-mac-address-switch.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.techexams.net/forums/ccna-ccent/45578-mac-address-switch.html</a> .</p>
  
  <p>I do understand that the answer maybe different for different manufactures and the layer at which the switch operates. But since a switch is primarily a layer 2 device, all its ports should be addressable. Is this correct?</p>