Why would a Layer 2 switch need an IP address?

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Mar 4, 2020 Last Updated: Jun 30, 2020

Question:
Why would a Layer 2 switch need an IP address?

  • to enable the switch lớn send broadcast frames lớn attached PCs
  • to enable the switch lớn function as a mặc định gateway
  • to enable the switch lớn be managed remotely
  • to enable the switch lớn receive frames from attached PCs

Explanation: A switch, as a Layer 2 device, does not need an IP address lớn transmit frames lớn attached devices. However, when a switch is accessed remotely through the network, it must have a Layer 3 address. The IP address must be applied lớn a virtual interface rather than thở lớn a physical interface. Routers, not switches, function as mặc định gateways.

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