Switches discover the MAC addresses of computers connected on the different ports by looking at the _____.
A)source address of outgoing packets
B)destination address of outgoing packets
C)destination address of incoming packets
D)source address of incoming packets

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Switches learn MAC addresses by examining the source address of incoming packets. When a packet arrives at a switch, the switch examines the source MAC address and associates that address with the port on which it arrived.

Switches Discover the MAC Addresses of Computers Connected on the Different