A router receives an incoming packet and cannot determine where to forward it. What will the router do?

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A router receives an incoming packet and cannot determine where to forward it. What will the router do?

  • save it until a usable path is installed
  • send it back to the source host
  • drop it
  • broadcast it to directly attached networks

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