What is the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and explain why it is important in networking? Explain how ARP is used by networking devices, as a data packet travels from the source to the destination device.

Routers and switches discussion question

• What is the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and explain why it is important in networking?
• Explain how ARP is used by networking devices, as a data packet travels from the source to the destination device.
• If an IP address is not resolving properly, how would you investigate/troubleshoot?

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