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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) interrogates the network by sending out a?
Suggested Answer: A
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ARP interrogates the network by sending out a broadcast seeking a network node that has a specific IP address, and asks it to reply with its hardware address. A broadcast message is sent to everyone whether or not the message was requested. A traditional unicast is a 'one-to-one' or 'narrowcast' message. A multicast is a 'one-to-many' message that is traditionally only sent to those machine that requested the information. Semicast is an imposter answer.
Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 87.
13 comments · newest first
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Lacey
11 months ago
I always thought ARP was more complex than that!
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Alex
11 months ago
Nope, it's not multicast, just broadcast.
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Emelda
12 months ago
Wait, is it really just a broadcast? I thought it could be multicast too.
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Alease
12 months ago
Totally agree, it's definitely a broadcast!
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Jolene
12 months ago
ARP sends out a broadcast.
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Stephen
1 year ago
I recall that ARP sends a request to all devices on the network, so it must be a broadcast.
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Audry
1 year ago
I’m a bit confused; I thought ARP might use multicast, but that doesn't seem right now.
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Lanie
1 year ago
I remember practicing a question about ARP and it definitely involved sending out a broadcast message.
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Tamekia
1 year ago
I think ARP uses a broadcast to find the MAC address, but I'm not 100% sure.
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Beula
1 year ago
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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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