In a layer two switch, there is not an ARP table, only a forwarding table. The switch records each src MAC address it sees inbound in the forwarding table, and attributes it to the port so frames with a dst MAC will only get sent to the port known for that MAC. For having an ARP table that is not empty the C2960 needs to have a L3 interface on the same Vlan / IP subnet where the PCs connect to and an IP address in that subnet. 06-28-2006 02:43 PM PC's also have arp table and we know PCs are not. If you have a switch that can be pinged / managed etc over the network then yes it does have an ARP table. This is a somewhat complicated question because network devices--in reality--very rarely fit into a single specific category. So the switches arp cache will be filled when traffic is destined for a layer 3 interface on the switch.
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