In the Event of a Duplicate MAC Address Shared by Two

question 21

Multiple Choice

In the event of a duplicate MAC address shared by two hosts on a switched network, what statement is accurate?

• A) The hosts that share the same MAC addresses will be completely unable to communicate with any other devices.
• B) The hosts will generate new MAC addresses until the conflict is resolved.
• C) The hosts will still send and receive traffic, but traffic may not always reach the correct destination.
• D) The network switch will eventually crash due to being unable to properly forward traffic.

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