Enabling bridging on an Ethernet interface
When a packet arrives at an interface, the switch looks up the destination MAC address of the packet in the MAC address table. If an entry is found and the outgoing interface is the same as the incoming interface, the switch drops the packet.
To enable the switch to forward such packets rather than drop them, enable the bridging feature on the Ethernet interface.
To enable bridging on an Ethernet interface:
Step | Command | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
1. Enter system view. | system-view | N/A |
2. Enter Ethernet interface view. | interface interface-type interface-number | N/A |
3. Enable bridging on the Ethernet interface. | port bridge enable | By default, bridging is disabled. |