I think that ARP straddles both Layer 2 and Layer 3. It does not completely
belong to either.
CM
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr Rita Puzmanova
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 13/06/01 14:58
Subject: ARP and TCP/IP layering [7:8335]
Hi all,
Trivial yet fundamental question. I have seen ARP described as part of
the network (internet) layer so many times that I have started to
believe it belongs there (although I know well that it operates "as if"
the Layer 2 protocol - as per OSI RM). Now I have eventually come across
Doug Comer's statement: "It's part of the network interface layer."
I should not ask where the truth is but still I will. That would mean
quite a lot of books are incorrect in this (including Cisco materials).
Rita
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