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Chapter 7
Routing and Routing
Protocols
Having read the preceding chapters in this book, one is now aware that
routing on a TCP/IP network occurs based on the IP address contained in a
datagram. One is also aware of the fact that when entering a host address
into an application program, that address must be translated into an IP address
because routing occurs based on the destination IP address and not on the
host name. Chapter 6 discussed how the address translation process occurs
and the role of the domain name system (DNS) and the entries in the domain
name servers that form the DNS. What has not been discussed heretofore is
the manner by which ...