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There are two address fields. Source is the IP address the packet came from and destination is the IP address the packet is meant to be delivered to.
The source and destination IP addresses
IP addresses are used to deliver packets of data across a network and have what is termed end-to-end significance. This means that the source and destination IP address remains constant as the packet traverses a network.In simple terms again, Destination IP address is the receiver of information
It's recorded at the top of the IP packet header. 16 bit source and destination port.
The delivery of Packet byDestination Computerin TCP\IP stack is reported by sending Acknowledgement to the Source Computerfor the received Packet by Destination Computer.
an arp (address resolution protocol) comes into picture when we have the ip address of our destination but we dont know the mac address of our destination.Normally when we open a web site this is the process which takes place.IP packet transmission comes after arp when the destination mac address is obtained after arp request.so an ip packet contains both source & destination IP & mac addr.
ARP, or Address Resolution Protocol, defined by RFC 826.
Which portion of the destination IP address is used as a packet is routed through the Internet?
The Destination Address (Layer 2 or Layer 3)
I think ip source-route and policy routing very often get confused, but they are two very distinct things. Policy routing is a way of specifying routes to depend on various parameters, including perhaps the source IP address of a packet. It is a local policy applied at a router. ip source-route is something entirely different. It is a feature where the originator of an IP packet specifies, in that packet, which routers the packet must go through to reach its destination. The path is tagged onto the options field of the IP packet. The feature is very dangerous, and most NetAdmins disable it. I think the confusion comes about because of the words "source" and "route".
the network portion of the destination ip address