July 2024
Beginner
608 pages
18h 25m
English
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In chapter 6, we focused on Layer 2 of the TCP/IP model: how switches use information in the Ethernet header to make forwarding decisions. In this chapter, we will move up a layer to Layer 3 and look at the contents of the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) header, focusing on IPv4 addressing.
We are now in the realm of routers, rather than switches. Whereas switches use information in the Layer 2 header to decide how to forward messages to their proper destinations, routers use information in the Layer 3 header to make their forwarding ...
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