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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1

bridge fdb

Also written: fdb, forwarding database, bridge fdb show, switch table, MAC table

The command that shows or edits a Linux bridge's forwarding database, the table of which MAC address sits behind which port. Alex used `bridge fdb show` to find that the label printer is on port p2.

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bridgeswitchfloodingMAC address