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Which layer of the OSI model includes the MAC address?
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Does MAC address operates at Layer 2?
yes. thougth the nic is a layer 1 device its mac address is used in datalink layer
What header information does a router change?
the Layer 2 source and destination address
What protocol maps layer 2 to layer 3 addresses on the TCP IP network?
RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol) maps layer 2 addresses to layer 3 addresses. ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) maps layer 3 addresses to layer 2 addresses.
Which of the OSI layers translates the MAC address into a physical address?
The MAC sublayer is part of Layer 2 - Data Link Layer - but it is more correct to say that the MAC address is the physical address.
Which portion of the packet does a router use to forward the packet to the destination?
The Destination Address (Layer 2 or Layer 3)
The layer 2 address of an end device on the physical media is called what?
That is called the MAC address.
Are the addresses in a layer 2 switch's MAC address table the final destination address or the next hop address?
Final Destination Address
What type of addressing is found at the osi layer 2?
Physical Address
Which combination of a Layer 2 address and a Layer 3 address will enable access if Host A wants to access the Internet?
Destination MAC: 0030.8517.44C4 Default gateway: 172.16.1.1
What information in an Ethernet frame is used by a Layer 2 switch to build its address table?
Source MAC-address
What does a layer 2 switch use to decide where to forward a received frame?
A layer 2 switch uses the MAC address to determine which port to switch the frame out of.
