What layer’s address is used to deliver data to a NIC within a network segment (point-to-point delivery)?

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What layer’s address is used to deliver data to a NIC within a network segment (point-to-point delivery)?

2007-11-16 15:42:01 · 1 answers · asked by Ryder 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking

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Talking on the local subnet always uses Layer 2/ARP addresses. If you sniff the network segment, you'll see ARP broadcasts asking "Who has 192.168.0.1?, Tell 00:50:30:20:10:34..." That's ARP broadcasts to find what the ARP address of that node is.

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2007-11-20 13:14:16 · answer #1 · answered by W G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋