Same MAC address in 2 different VLANs

joost at jodocus.org joost at jodocus.org
Fri Jul 19 10:39:22 UTC 2013


> Hello,
>
> Could any one comment about the use of the same MAC address in 2
> separate VLANs?
>
[...]
>
> Will this be an issue?
>

You might run into problems if the two (virtual) systems are attached to a
different port on your switch. Some switches don't take the vlan into
account when learning on which port a mac address exists. These switches
will see the mac address jumping between ports all the time.



Joost.





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