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I have a network topology like this:

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We know switch has MAC address table, but does the PC have MAC address table? I know PC have ARP table in Windows I can use arp -a display all the arp information of it.

if yes, how to show the MAC address table in Windows?

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Unless your PC is configured as a bridge, it does not have a MAC address table.

Since the PC does not forward frames from one interface to another, it has no need for a MAC table.

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    PC has ARP table instead of MAC table.
    – Nabeel
    Commented Mar 4, 2020 at 17:30
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    not really "instead". the ARP table is totally unrelated to the Mac address table of a switch.
    – JFL
    Commented Apr 9, 2020 at 6:56
  • Might be worth adding: even if a PC has multiple NICs, it uses the IP configuration and local routing to select between them, not any MAC addresses. (Unless it's bridging as in the answer.)
    – Zac67 ♦
    Commented Jan 11, 2021 at 18:05
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Yes ! Every device in networking world has mac -address . Same as window pc . Every network interface card (NIC) has mac -address . If window PC has two NICs means it will have two mac-address . Not both mac-address are identical in world .

For visibility of mac-address binded on NIC cards

Go to windows R --->> go to command prompt ---->> type ipconfig ... This command displays

Mac -address of NIc IP address Subnet mask Default gateway

Window pc don't have mac -address table . It has ARP table mapping ip address to mac -address

Go to cmd ---> type ARP -a to fetch ARP table in windows.

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