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Refer to the exhibit. If host A sends an IP packet to host B, what will the destination address be in the frame when it leaves host A?

A. 172.168.11.65
B. CC:CC:CC:CC:CC:CC
C. AA:AA:AA:AA:AA:AA
D. DD:DD:DD:DD:DD:DD
E. BB:BB:BB:BB:BB:BB
F. 172.168.10.99

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Final answer:

The destination address in the frame from host A will be the MAC address of host B or the gateway, depending on whether they are on the same network. Without more network-specific details, the exact MAC address cannot be determined.

Step-by-step explanation:

When host A sends an IP packet to host B, the destination address in the frame as it leaves host A will depend on whether both hosts are on the same network or different networks. If they are on the same network, the destination address will be host B's MAC address. If they are on different networks, the destination address will be the gateway's MAC address, which is the MAC address of the router interface that is in the same network as host A.

Assuming the exhibit shows that host A and host B are on different networks and without the specific network details, we cannot definitively say which MAC address it will be. However, we can eliminate the IP addresses since MAC addresses are physical addresses used within the local network to facilitate data transfer at the data link layer - so options A and F are incorrect. Typically, a host would use Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to find out the MAC address corresponding to the IP address it wishes to communicate with.

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