What is MAC Flooding?
MAC flooding is a method that can be used to impact the security protocols of different types of network switches. Essentially, MAC flooding inundates the network switch with data packets that disrupt the usual sender to recipient flow of data that is common with MAC addresses. The end result is that rather than data passing from a specific port or sender to a specific recipient, the data is blasted out across all ports. The basics of MAC flooding begin with a corruption of the translation table that is part of the function of the network switch. When functioning properly, the table will map each individual MAC address that is found on the network. Each MAC address is associated with a physical port on the network switch. This approach makes it possible to designate a specific and single point of termination for data sent across the network. By flooding the switch with data packets, the translation table is thrown out of kilter and the connection between the ports and specific MAC addr
