Mac Address Table: Getting MAC Table entries and Accessing User and Enable Mode

User Mode & Enable Mode
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Mac Address Table (User Mode & Enable Mode)
To elicit a response with MAC table entries, one can type the command "show mac-address-table" from the User Mode or Enable Mode. The "show" commands are usually only used in viewing system or configuration-related information in a device. Hence, to achieve a device's configuration, you must use "Global configuration," "Interface," and "Router" commands. The MAC address table is often connected to a Cisco switch in the same way as Ethernet ports hosts. Thus, every host that connects to a switch port usually has its MAC address captured in the switch's MAC address table. In summary, the MAC address table is used to map every port to a MAC address, consequently making it crucial in forwarding traffic to a host directly. Therefore, in the absence of a MAC address table, traffic forwarding would be possible only from each port, like in a hub's case (Dionicio, 2020).
The Cisco device's user Mode (Exec mode) is the first Mode after accessing the router. To access it, type the > prompt after the router name. It is, however, usually limited to only basic functions like the system's status commands. More complex commands like restarting or configuring the router cannot be executed in this Mode. On the other hand, Enable M...