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Which protocol is used by a computer to find the MAC address of the default gateway on an Ethernet network?

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Question added by Salman Mansour , Communication & Information Technology Manger , The Palestinian Legislative Council
Date Posted: 2016/10/04

ARP- Address Resolution Protocol is used to find MAC address of  default gateway on ethernet network

Muhammed Himshar
by Muhammed Himshar , Network Engineer , KAHRAMAA”QATAR General Electricity & Water Corporation

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is used to find out IP address for an unknown MAC. ARP uses two messages for this: 1. ARP request - It's a broadcast frame for requesting MAC for an IP and 2. ARP Reply a unicast frame with the requested IP

ARP (address resolution) protocol is used

shahnawaz Alam Khan
by shahnawaz Alam Khan , Associate Network Engineer , Sify Technologies Ltd.

ARP use to get MAC address of unknown destination

Mohamed Ali Ibrahim Ali
by Mohamed Ali Ibrahim Ali , مهندس تقنية معلومات , مفروشات العمر التجارية

arp protocol address resolution protocol

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