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There isn't one. The switch only knows about MAC addresses, and the default gateway isn't one of those addresses.

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to send traffic to a different network than the one it is on

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Q: Why does a switch need a default gateway address configured?
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When port security is enabled a switch port uses the default violation mode of until specifically configured to use a different violation mode?

Yes, By default port security is disabled on a Cisco switch. If it is enabled the default violation mode is shutdown with a maximum MAC address count of 1. Even if port-security is enabled it will not place a port into the shutdown state until either MAC address sticky or a static MAC address is configured on the port.


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Why does the switch between Host and the router not require configuration with an IP address to forward packets?

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What is is a default gateway address?

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