a.
Figure 6.33:
The “Figure 6.33” contains:
- Two routers.
- Three switches (LAN).
- Three subnets.
- Each subnet contains two host computers.
- Subnet 1 contains two hosts named “A” and “B”. Both the two hosts are connected through a same switch.
- Subnet 2 contains two hosts named “C” and “D”. Both the two hosts are connected through a same switch.
- Subnet 3 contains two hosts named “E” and “F”. Both the two hosts are connected through a same switch.
Given consideration:
Consider that the switch is placed between Subnet 1 and Subnet 2, and the Router between them is named as R1.
b.
Explanation of Solution
Given: Consider the Host E needs to send a datagram to the Host B. Also, The Host E’s ARP cache does not holds B’s MAC address.
To find:
- Will the Host E execute ARP query to find the Host B’s MAC address.
- Source and destination IP and MAC addresses of the Ethernet frame that contains the IP datagram destined to B.
Solution:
“No”, the Host E do not executed ARP query to find out the MAC address of the Host B because, they are not on the common LAN...
c.
Explanation of Solution
Solution:
Actions of the switch S1:
The Switch 1 (S1) will program the Ethernet frame through its interfaces. The received ARP frame’s destination address is the broadcast address. It finds out that the Host A lives on Subnet 1 which is connected to the switch S1. The Switch S1 will then update its forwarding table to get an entry for Host A.
Router receives ARP request message:
“Yes”, the router R1 gets an ARP request message but this router will no forward the information to Subnet 3...
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