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Each packet carries the address of the intended recipient. Each computer has a unique address. It works rather like the postal system.
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∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agothey have various headers (e.g. MAC header, IP header, TCP/UDP header etc.)
These headers contain the source and destination information for a packet to travel
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