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  1. What is the difference between unicast, anycast, broadcast and ...

    In IPv6, we have Unicast, Multicast and Anycast. The concept of Unicast and Multicast are same in IPv4 and IPv6, except the changes in IPv6 Layer 3 addresses used for broadcast & multicast and the …

  2. DHCP process, Unicast vs broadcast? - Cisco Learning Network

    Hey Frank for an initial DORA that sequence is wrong. But on the subject of unicast vs broadcast look at the RFCs whenever possible 4.4.4 Use of broadcast and unicast The DHCP client broadcasts …

  3. DHCP (DORA Process "Broadcast vs Unicast" ) - Cisco Learning Network

    The query is aligned to the broadcast and unicast nature of the 4 packets. Please take a look and clarify the doubt. (which packet will be unicast or which will broadcast as I can see the broadcast flag is set …

  4. ARP - why ARP request is unicast - Cisco Learning Network

    (2) Unicast Poll -- Actively poll the remote host by periodically sending a point-to-point ARP Request to it, and delete the entry if no ARP Reply is received from N successive polls. Again, the timeout …

  5. IPv6 unique local addresses - Cisco Learning Network

    shows another type of IPv6 unicast address, the unique local address (ULA), which is the counterpart of IPv4 private addresses. Unique local addresses are also known as private IPv6 addresses or local …

  6. DHCP Server Messages (Unicast, multicast or broadcast?)

    The DHCP operation begins with clients broadcast a request. If the client and server are on different subnets, a DHCP helper or DHCP Relay Agent may be used. Clients requesting renewal of an …

  7. global unicast address range - Cisco Learning Network

    global unicast address range i read that 2000::/3 is the range of global unicast address. i guess, /3 means first three bits. if i take first 3 bit of hex 2 it is 001. from that, what i inferred is , the addess …

  8. How does the IP layer work when a client received a unicast DHCP offer?

    Hi guys, I have a silly question about DHCP. When a Client received a unicast DHCP offer, how did the Client's IP layer work? In that time, the Client don't have a IP address, when it received a packet with …

  9. Unknown Unicast vs Broadcast traffic - Cisco Learning Network

    Unknown unicast flooding which is what Switches do and then there is broadcast flooding which switches do depending on the PC's ARP table. Unknown unicast flooding happens independent of …

  10. block unicast on layer 2 switch - Cisco Learning Network

    To guarantee that no unicast and multicast traffic is flooded to the port, use the switchport block unicast and switchport block multicast commands to enable flood blocking on the switch.