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So the frame gets broadcasted throughout the broadcast domain, until the end device with a matching MAC address responds to the broadcast, thus giving the switch a new source address to add to its MAC table. It duplicates the frame to all Ethernetports, except the port it came from.
Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/Getty Images. Every piece of hardware capable of being attached to a network has a MAC address. The Media Access Control address is used to uniquely identify a single piece of equipment. MAC addresses are vital in ensuring equipment can connect to, and network and communicate with, other devices.ach piece of hardware is given a MAC address that is not supposed to change over its lifetime. When a device is connected to a network, its IP and MAC addresses are recorded in an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table.