A method includes receiving a message at a network bridge from a computer system where the network bridge stores a forwarding table. The method also includes determining a type of the message. The method also includes upon a determination that the type of message is a network notification message, determining whether data within the message corresponds to an entry within the forwarding table. The method also includes upon determining that the data within the message corresponds to the entry within the forwarding table, halting a transmission of the message. The method also includes upon determining that the data within the message does not correspond to the entry in the forwarding table, transmitting the message to a device in communication with the network bridge.