A switch knows a packet's entire path through a switched network.

Name: A switch knows a packet's entire path through a switched network.
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A switch only knows the destination MAC address of a packet and forwards it to the appropriate interface based on its MAC address table. It does not keep track of the packet's entire path through the network. Only routers keep track of a packet's path through a network using routing tables.

A Switch Knows a Packet's Entire Path Through a Switched