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The destination ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) address is the MAC (Media Access Control) address that corresponds to the IP address of the intended recipient of a data packet on a local network. When a device wants to communicate with another device, it uses ARP to map the IP address to its MAC address. If the MAC address is not already known, the device broadcasts an ARP request to the network, and the device with the matching IP address responds with its MAC address. This process enables devices to communicate effectively over Ethernet networks.
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Differences between arp packet transmission and ip packet transmission?
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.
Which situation Address Resolution Protocol used?
ARP used for resolving mac address from ip address, say one client want to communicate with another and the sender knows only its destination IP address. For communication it requires the physical address of the destination, thus sender uses ARP protocol to resolve the physical address of the destination from ip address by sending arprequest to destination system.
What happens when a node on an Ethernet network is creating a frame and it does not have the destination MAC address?
The node sends out an ARP request with the destination IP address.
Which protocol is used to discover the destination address needed to be added to an ethernet frame?
ARP
Why is an arp required?
When sending information over a local area network, to a specific computer, the MAC address of the destination must be known. ARP - the address resolution protocol - takes care of that. With it, you can ask for the MAC address that corresponds to a specific IP address.
What protocol is responsible for resolving ip addresses to mac addresses for source hosts that knows ip addresses of the destination host but not the mac address?
ARP, or Address Resolution Protocol, defined by RFC 826.
What is an arp request packet for?
ARP stands for Address Resolution Protocol. This is IP's way of requesting a MAC address (or hardware address) from a host located at a certain IP address. In order for a host on a network to send a unicast packet across the network, it must know both the source and destination MAC addresses. ARP is used to obtain a MAC address similar to the way DNS is used to obtain an IP address from a domain name (www.anydomain.com).
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 addresses are mapped by ARP?
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) maps IP addresses to MAC (Media Access Control) addresses. It enables devices on a local network to discover the hardware address associated with a given IP address, allowing for proper data packet transmission within the same subnet. When a device needs to send data to an IP address, it uses ARP to find the corresponding MAC address, ensuring the data reaches the correct destination.
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 protocol is use to find the hardware address of local devices?
Arp (address resolution protocol)
If a device does not know its own IP address can it still use ARP?
No - in order to use ARP it would have to send a broadcast for information with a return address of itself. Since it doesn't have an IP address it cannot do that. Furthermore, without an IP address it couldn't participate on the network.
