Question

1. What is the maximum Ethernet II frame size? This value is calculated by combining the byte values of _______ for the header, _______ for any data, and ____ for the FCS.

2. A value of 0x0001 in an ARP packet’s Operation field indicates the packet is an ___Ethernet __? This field size is _____ bytes.

3. A value of 6 in an ARP packet’s Hardware Size field tells you:

That Mac addresses are being used as the hardware type and the size of this address is 6 bytes in length.

4. What is the maximum ARP packet size? How is this value derived (be specific)?

5. For an ARP request, all the fields of the ARP packet are filled in except the target hardware address. Why?

6. The following is an example of an ARP _______.

IP Address               MAC Address          Type

123.45.67.80             60:23:a6:f1:c4           Static

123.45.67.89             60:23:a6:21:e0          Dynamic

123.45.67.99             60:23:a6:c2:25          Dynamic

7. The Address Resolution Protocol is defined in RFC _______, as of what month and year?

8. The special Ethernet destination address of all one bits means the broadcast address for the local network. This value in hexadecimal is _______?

9. What happens to a frame if the calculated checksum does not match the checksum on the frame?

10. Explain the general aim of an ARP cache poisoning attack?

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