NETWORK LAYER
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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To convert MAC addresses to IP addresses
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To list all configured interfaces on a system
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To list the MAC name of a host machine
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To resolve IP addresses to MAC addresses
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Detailed explanation-1: -The purpose of ARP is to resolve addresses by finding the MAC address that corresponds to an IP address. Even though a sending system may know the IP address it wants to ultimately send data to, it may not know the MAC address.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ARP request packet contains the source MAC address and the source IP address and the destination IP address. Each host in the local network receives this packet.
Detailed explanation-3: -The source device will broadcast the ARP request message to the local network. The broadcast message is received by all the other devices in the LAN network. The device whose IP address has matched with the destination IP address in the packet will reply and send the ARP Reply message. 07-Feb-2020