11.9. Written Lab

In this section, write the answers to the following questions:

  1. VLANs break up ________ domains in a Layer 2 switched network.

  2. Switches, by default, only break up ________ domains.

  3. What does trunking provide?

  4. You need to power a device, such as an access point or IP phone. What protocol can provide power to these devices over an Ethernet cable?

  5. You plug a host into a switch port, but the user can't get to the services it needs. What is probably the problem?

  6. If a destination MAC address is not in the forward/filter table, what will the switch do with the frame?

  7. What are the three switch functions at Layer 2?

  8. If a frame is received on a switch port and the source MAC address is not in the forward/filter table, what will the switch do? ...

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