Refer to the exhibit. PC1 sends a frame with the destination MAC address 3c97.0e07.a1b2. Switch S1 looks up the destination MAC address in its CAM table but the address is not there. What will the switch do?
- It willl add the destination MAC address to the CAM table.
- It will forward the frame out all ports except Fa0/1.
- It will send a destination unreachable message back to PC1.
- The switch will drop the frame.
- It will forward the frame out port Fa0/2 towards the router.
Explanation: When a switch receives a frame with a destination that it does not already have in its CAM table, it will forward the frame out all ports except the one on which the frame was received. This is called unknown unicast flooding.
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