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user2346
user2346

Reputation: 101

MAC address of source and destination field in a packet

I was always curious about the following:

suppose that there is a PC connected to the Switch A which is again connected to the Router B. This router is again connected to the Router C. Now, the Router C is connected to the Switch D, which is connected to the Server E.

So, if the PC sends a packet that has destination as Server E, what will be the MAC address area of the destination and source field in the packet?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2289

Answers (1)

Nikolai Fetissov
Nikolai Fetissov

Reputation: 84169

Source will be the MAC address of the outgoing network card as determined via the routing table on the PC. Destination will be the MAC address of the switch-A-facing network card on the router B, determined again via the routing table on the PC and the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) results.

Upvotes: 1

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