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# sk166552 - All LAN ports/switches and their associated VLANs share the same MAC address in 700/900/1200R/1400/1500 SMB appliances

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk166552 |
| Date Created | 2020-04-30 |
| Last Modified | 2022-07-20 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Spark Firewall (Locally Managed) |
| Versions | R81.10.X |
| Platform | 1500, 1600, 1800, 910 |

## Symptoms

- All LAN ports/switches and their associated VLANs share the same MAC address in 700/900/1200R/1400/1500 SMB appliances.   
**Note:** This does not apply for 600/1100 SMB appliances.

## Cause

All LAN ports/switches share the same MAC address as they are connected via one internal port to the CPU.  

VLANs inherit the MAC address of the Interface on which they are defined.

## Solution

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