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why arp is being used?
Hi route, i mean, the data link and the media layers are hardwired. so MAC or such a scheme is logical. But it should go one by one. host-sending----router1-R2...-routerN---host-destination !---routerPI !---routerupsilon @host:I just need to know the... -
why arp is being used?
Salut crazy, before doing any sort of connection, the sending host must get the MAC Address of the destination host. right? and this is via an ARP request. But for getting the MAC Address must somehow interact with the router, residing on the network/subnetwork to which our destination host... -
why arp is being used?
Can somebody explain? i mean routers find the network, on which our destination IP address resides. the datagrams sent one by one... even if I assume that it is needed because of intra-network requirements. Why is the sending host getting the MAC-Address first , before sending the datagrams...
