7.2.10 Check Your Understanding – The Routing Table Answers

1. What information in the IP packet does the router use to determine which interface to forward the packet?

  • destination MAC address
  • source MAC address
  • destination IP address
  • source MAC address

Explanation: The router uses the destination IP address to determine which interface to forward the packet.

2. True or false? If Host-A has an IP packet to send to Host-B, and Host-A has determined that Host-B is on a different network. Host-A will encapsulate the IP packet in an Ethernet frame with the destination MAC address of the its default gateway.

  • true
  • false

Explanation: The correct answer is true. A host will use the destination MAC address of the default gateway for any packets that are destined for different networks.

3. A default route is the interface through which the router forwards:

  • all packets
  • any packet when a host does not receive an ARP Reply
  • a packet containing a source IP network address that is not in the routing table of the router
  • a packet containing a destination IP network address that is not in the routing table of the router

Explanation: If a router does not have a route to a destination network, it uses the default router.

4. A host will send a packet to the default gateway when:

  • the source IP address is on a different network
  • the destination IP address is on a different network
  • it does not receive an ARP Reply
  • all packets

Explanation: A host sends packets destined for a different network to the default gateway.

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