NETWORK LAYER
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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A host cannot ping itself.
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A remote destination host is on the same local network as the sending host.
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Local hosts can reach each other without the need of a router.
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Routing is enabled on switches to discover the best path to a destination.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Routers can access IP packets carried to them in frames, so they can make forwarding decisions based on the IP destination address they find. The forwarding of packets by routers is referred to as packet switching.
Detailed explanation-2: -A remote destination host is on the same local network as the sending host. Local hosts can reach each other without the need of a router. Routing is enabled on switches to discover the best path to a destination. Local hosts can reach each other without the need of a router.
Detailed explanation-3: -RIP uses a distance vector algorithm to decide which path to put a packet on to get to its destination. Each RIP router maintains a routing table, which is a list of all the destinations the router knows how to reach.