Reviewing Layer 3 Packet-Forwarding Process

To review basic routing processes, consider Figure 12-1. In this topology, PC1 needs to access HTTP resources on Server1. Notice that PC1 and Server1 are on different networks. So, the question becomes, how does a packet from a source IP address of 192.168.1.2 get routed to a destination IP address of 192.168.3.2?

Figure explains the basic routing topology.

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