- ARP finds MAC address of a host from it's known IP address.
- It is Layer 2 protocol.
- ARP request is broadcast, but ARP response is unicast.
- The ARP concept used only in IPv4 Environment.
- ARP is never generated for the device of other network i.e Communication between 10.10.10.0 to 20.20.20.0.
- It can be possible but not using ARP rules. Router do some intelligance work.
Types Of ARP:
- Simple ARP
- Proxy ARP
- Reverse ARP
- Gratitous Proxy
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|Hardware Type |Protocol Type |
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|Hardware Size |Protocol Size |
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| Operation |
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| Sender Hardware Address |
| (Variable length) |
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| Sender Protocol Address |
| (Variable length) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Target Hardware Address |
| (Variable length) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Target Protocol Address |
| (Variable length) |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
This is begginers guide to ARP if you willing to learn more you can checkout more on YouTube. On Day 14 We will see about SMTP.