Refer to the exhibit. PC1 issues an ARP request because it needs to send a packet to PC2. In this scenario, what will happen next?

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Refer to the exhibit. PC1 issues an ARP request because it needs to send a packet to PC2. In this scenario, what will happen next?

  • SW1 will send an ARP reply with the SW1 Fa0/1 MAC address.​
  • SW1 will send an ARP reply with the PC2 MAC address.​
  • PC2 will send an ARP reply with the PC2 MAC address.
  • RT1 will send an ARP reply with the RT1 Fa0/0 MAC address.​
  • RT1 will send an ARP reply with the PC2 MAC address.​

Explanation: When a network device wants to communicate with another device on the same network, it sends a broadcast ARP request. In this case, the request will contain the IP address of PC2. The destination device (PC2) sends an ARP reply with its MAC address.

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