IPv6 host A is sending a neighbor solicitation message to IPv6 host B on the same Ethernet network. What address type is used in the Destination MAC field of the Ethernet frame header?

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IPv6 host A is sending a neighbor solicitation message to IPv6 host B on the same Ethernet network. What address type is used in the Destination MAC field of the Ethernet frame header?

  • unicast MAC address
  • anycast MAC address
  • multicast MAC address
  • broadcast MAC address

Explanation: When an IPv6 host sends a neighbor solicitation message to another IPv6 host on the same Ethernet network, the sending host creates an Ethernet frame and add a multicast MAC address in the Destination MAC address field.

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