Q: When constructing the Ethernet datagram to send the packet from computer 1 to its gateway (Router Y), what information needs to be in the destination MAC address?
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Q: What information is required in the destination MAC address when building the Ethernet datagram to transfer the packet from computer 1 to its gateway (Router Y)?
- Router Y’s MAC address
- Computer 2’s MAC address
- Computer 1’s MAC address
- Router Z’s MAC address
Explanation: The destination MAC address must be the same as the MAC address of Router Y while the Ethernet datagram is being constructed to deliver the packet from Computer 1 to its gateway, which is Router Y. By doing so, the Ethernet frame is certain to be sent to the proper device on the local network segment, which in this instance is Router Y. The responsibility of forwarding the packet to its intended destination, which might be another network or the internet, falls on Router Y.
