COMPUTER NETWORKING

DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS

WIRED LANS ETHERNET PROTOCOL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A router receives a packet from the Gigabit 0/0 interface and determines that the packet needs to be forwarded out the Gigabit 0/1 interface. What will the router do next?
A
route the packet out the Gigabit 0/1 interface
B
create a new Layer 2 Ethernet frame to be sent to the destination
C
look into the ARP cache to determine the destination IP address
D
look into the routing table to determine if the destination network is in the routing table
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What will the router do next? Explanation: Once a router receives a packet and looks inside the header to determine the destination network, the router compares the destination network to the routing table to determine if the packet is to be routed or dropped.

Detailed explanation-2: -A router receives an incoming packet and determines that the packet should be forwarded to a remote destination host. What will the router do to forward the packet? It encapsulates the frame with a source IP address by using the specific IP address of the destination host.

Detailed explanation-3: -What will a router do if it cannot determine where to forward an incoming packet? The router will drop it. In implementing a LAN in a corporation, what are three advantages of dividing hosts between multiple networks connected by a distribution layer? (Choose three.) It provides increased security.

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