What does a host on an Ethernet network do when it is creating a frame and it does not have the destination address?

What does a host on an Ethernet network do when it is creating a frame and it does not have the
destination address?

What does a host on an Ethernet network do when it is creating a frame and it does not have the
destination address?

A.
Drops the frame

B.
Sends out a Layer 3 broadcast message

C.
Sends a message to the router requesting the address

D.
Sends out an ARP request with the destination IP address

Explanation:
Explanation/Reference:
In this case, it will send out an ARP request for MAC address of the destination IP (assuming it
doesn’t already have it in its table) and then address it to the destination’s MAC address.



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dave

dave

Terribly worded question. They should specify that the host has the destination IP address and not the destination MAC addreses.