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2.
If Host A finds no entry for Host B, Host A buffers the packet and broadcasts an ARP request. The
payload of the ARP request comprises the following information:
Sender IP address and sender MAC address—Host A's IP address and MAC address
Target IP address—Host B's IP address
Target MAC address—An all-zero MAC address
All hosts on this subnet can receive the broadcast request, but only the requested host (Host B)
processes the request.
3.
Host B compares its own IP address with the target IP address in the ARP request. If they are the
same, Host B:
a.
Adds the sender IP address and sender MAC address into its ARP table.
b.
Encapsulates its MAC address into an ARP reply.
c.
Unicasts the ARP reply to Host A.
4.
After receiving the ARP reply, Host A:
a.
Adds the MAC address of Host B into its ARP table.
b.
Encapsulates the MAC address into the packet and sends the packet to Host B.
Figure 207 ARP address resolution process
If Host A and Host B are on different subnets, Host A sends a packet to Host B, as follows:
1.
Host A sends an ARP request to the gateway. The target IP address in the ARP request is the IP
address of the gateway.
2.
The gateway responds with its MAC address in an ARP reply to Host A.
3.
Host A uses the gateway MAC address to encapsulate the packet and sends the packet to the
gateway.
4.
If the gateway has the ARP entry for Host B, it forwards the packet to Host B directly. If not, it
broadcasts an ARP request, in which the target IP address is the IP address of Host B.
5.
After obtaining the MAC address of Host B, the gateway sends the packet to Host B.

ARP table

After obtaining the MAC address for the destination host, the device puts the IP-to-MAC mapping into its
own ARP table. This mapping is used for forwarding packets with the same destination in the future.
An ARP table stores dynamic and static ARP entries.
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