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ARP Resolution

Step through ARP request, reply, caching, gratuitous ARP, and spoofing

Host A (192.168.1.10)
IDLE
Host B (192.168.1.20)
IDLE
ARP Request
ARP Reply
IP Packet
GARP
Fake ARP
ARP Probe
Step 1 / 9Initial State

Host A wants to send an IP packet to Host B (192.168.1.20). It has the IP address but not the physical MAC address. Before it can build an Ethernet frame, it needs to discover the hardware address. The ARP cache is empty.

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