On an Ethernet network, ARP packets are classified into ARP Request and ARP Response. In the initial communication phase, how are ARP Request packets transmitted?
When a device needs to resolve an IP address to a MAC address, it sends an ARP Request as a broadcast frame (destination MAC FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF ) to all devices on the local network. This ensures the target device (if present) receives the request and replies with its MAC address.
[Reference: HCIA-Access V2.5, "Ethernet and ARP Protocol" chapter., , ]
Contribute your Thoughts:
Chosen Answer:
This is a voting comment (?). You can switch to a simple comment. It is better to Upvote an existing comment if you don't have anything to add.
Submit