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IPtoMACAddressResolution

ThesenderneedstoknowthereceiversIPaddressandMACaddress
toformthepacketitsgoingtosend
WecanpointthesenderdirectlyatthedestinationIPaddressorata
userfriendlyFQDNsuchaswww.netapp.com
DNSDomainNameSystemmaintainsamappingofFQDNstoIP
addresses
ARPAddressResolutionProtocolisusedtomaptheIPaddresstoMAC
address
ARPAddressResolutionProtocol

Port1 Port2

ARPRequest
Sender Imlookingfor10.10.10.11, Receiver
IPAddress:10.10.10.10 WhatsyourMACaddress IPAddress:10.10.10.11
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0 Src MAC:1111.2222.3333 SubnetMask:255.255.255.0
MAC:1111.2222.3333 Dst MAC:FFFF.FFFF.FFFF MAC:2222.3333.4444

ARPReply
Im10.10.10.11,
HeresmyMACaddress
Src MAC:2222.3333.4444
Dst MAC:1111.2222.3333
RoutingTraffic

ARPrepliesaresavedinahostsARPcachesoitdoesntneedtosend
anARPrequesteverytimeitwantstocommunicate

WhenthesenderandreceiverareondifferentIPsubnets,thetraffic
mustbeforwardedbyarouter
RoutingTraffic

IPAddress:10.10.10.1 IPAddress:192.168.10.1
MAC:4444.5555.6666 MAC:4444.5555.7777
Sender Receiver
IPAddress:10.10.10.10 IPAddress:192.168.10.11
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0 ROUTER SubnetMask:255.255.255.0
DG:10.10.10.1 DG:192.168.10.1
MAC:1111.2222.3333 ARPRequestfor10.10.10.1 MAC:2222.3333.4444
Src MAC:1111.2222.3333
Dst MAC:FFFF.FFFF.FFFF

ARPReply
Src MAC:4444.5555.6666
Dst MAC:1111.2222.3333
RoutingTraffic

IPAddress:10.10.10.1 IPAddress:192.168.10.1
MAC:4444.5555.6666 MAC:4444.5555.7777
Sender Receiver
IPAddress:10.10.10.10 IPAddress:192.168.10.11
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0 ROUTER SubnetMask:255.255.255.0
DG:10.10.10.1 DG:192.168.10.1
MAC:1111.2222.3333 IPPacket MAC:2222.3333.4444
Src IP:10.10.10.10
Dst IP:192.168.10.11
Src MAC:1111.2222.3333
Dst MAC:4444.5555.6666
RoutingTraffic

IPAddress:10.10.10.1 IPAddress:192.168.10.1
MAC:4444.5555.6666 MAC:4444.5555.7777
Sender Receiver
IPAddress:10.10.10.10 IPAddress:192.168.10.11
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0 ROUTER SubnetMask:255.255.255.0
DG:10.10.10.1 DG:192.168.10.1
MAC:1111.2222.3333 MAC:2222.3333.4444
ARPRequestfor192.168.10.11
Src MAC:4444.5555.7777
Dst MAC:FFFF.FFFF.FFFF

ARPReply
Src MAC:2222.3333.4444
Dst MAC:4444.5555.7777
RoutingTraffic

IPAddress:10.10.10.1 IPAddress:192.168.10.1
MAC:4444.5555.6666 MAC:4444.5555.7777
Sender Receiver
IPAddress:10.10.10.10 IPAddress:192.168.10.11
SubnetMask:255.255.255.0 ROUTER SubnetMask:255.255.255.0
DG:10.10.10.1 DG:192.168.10.1
MAC:1111.2222.3333 MAC:2222.3333.4444

IPPacket
Src IP:10.10.10.10
Dst IP:192.168.10.11
Src MAC:4444.5555.7777
Dst MAC:2222.3333.4444
RoutingTrafficSecurity

Routerssupportafirewallfeaturewheretheycancontrolthetypesof
trafficallowedbetweenIPsubnets
Forexample,IcouldallowonlywebtrafficonHTTPport80fromthe
SalestoEngineeringsubnet

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