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How is ARP reply message different from that of ARP request message?
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An ARP request is a broadcast Ethernet packet, that is, a packet sent onto the local physical network that all attached devices will receive. A device sends an ARP request to make the query "what is the MAC address (a.k.a. hardware address, link layer address, etc.) of this IP address (a.k.a Layer 3 address, logical network address, etc.)?"
An ARP reply is an unicast Ethernet packet, sent from the device that currently owns the specified IP address, back to the device which sent the ARP request. That is, no other device will receive this packet. The ARP reply answers the requester's question, saying "IP address x.x.x.x is associated with MAC address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx".
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What is gratuitous ARP?
Gratuitous in this case means a request/reply that is not normally needed according to the ARP specification (RFC 826) but could be used in some cases. A gratuitous ARP request is an AddressResolutionProtocol request packet where the source and destination IP are both set to the IP of the machine issuing the packet and the destination MAC is the broadcast address ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff. Ordinarily, no reply packet will occur. A gratuitous ARP reply is a reply to which no request has been made.
What is the purpose of an arp request?
The purpose of an arp request is to map an IP address to a MAC address for the link layer to transmit a packet. For example, ARP will get a request to map 1.2.3.4 to a MAC address 12:fd:23:gf .Then ARP will cache the address mapping that next time an arp request doesnt need to happen
What arp table entries are created when a client makes an arp request that cannot be satisfied by data already in the arp?
Dynamic ARP table entries are created whne a client makes an ARP request that cannot be satisfied by data already in the ARP table.
What is arp operation?
ARP is used to find a MAC (layer-2) address, if you know the IP (layer-3) address.First, a device will search its ARP cache, to see whether it already happens to have the required address. If it doesn't find the address, it will send an ARP request as a broadcast, which basically asks "Who has such-and-such an IP address?" The machine that has the requested IP address will send an ARP reply.
Are created when a client makes an ARP request that cannot be satisfied by data already in the ARP table?
Dynamic ARP table entries
When a computer is pinging another computer for the first time what type of message does it place on the network to determine the MAC address of the other device?
arp request
What type of frame is the arp reply unicast or broadcast?
Unicast
Which of the following initiates an ARP request?
An ARP request may be initiated anytime a client needs to know the IP address of a machine from its MAC address.
Why does a network host need to broadcast an ARP request?
A host on a network needs to broadcast an ARP request to advertise its Mac address. The networking world is very chatty in nature and when a new network host is available it immediately broadcasts its Mac address as with a ARP message. Also when a particular network host needs to send a data packet to another network host available in the same LAN whose Mac address is unknown, the first network host sends out a ARP message requesting for the destination network hosts MAC address.
Which of the following allows a router to respond t an ARP request that is intended for a remote host?
proxy ARP
What is ARP reply?
It's a response to a broadcast asking for the devices MAC ID. Routers and switches keep a table known as an ARP table which lists all the MAC ID's in the local area network. It will send ARP requests out to all the nodes in it's broadcast domain saying send me your MAC ID's. All the nodes in the network reply back with an ARP reply saying here is my MAC ID.
What is the Ethernet II frame type value for an ARP Reply?
0X0800, 192.168.254.254
