How does the MAC address affect routers/switches?

How does the MAC address affect routers/switches?

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Routers/switches usually have a bunch of MAC addresses reserved. One MAC address is assigned to every interface on the router/switch. So when a router/switch originates a packet, it appends the MAC address corresponding to the interface which is generating the packet.

This was first published in November 2004

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