Resolve the next hop on a link
01Routing first selects a local next hop; ARP then looks up that address on the selected link.
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RFC 826 · Packet GenerationEXAMPLE
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Resolve the gateway and send the IP packet in a frame to it.
Resolve the gateway and send the IP packet in a frame to it.
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ARP resolves a local link-layer address, not an entire routed path.
- ARP resolves a local link-layer address, not an entire routed path.
- For a remote IP destination, resolve the gateway’s local address rather than the remote host’s MAC address.
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