17 Jan
2006
17 Jan
'06
6:30 p.m.
For all you networking gurus :-
Is ARP considered to be a layer 2 or layer 3 protocol ?
I googled, but I cant still seem to get a proper answer.
Although I tend to agree that its a L3 protocol, it does not encapsulate a L3PDU on to the Data Link Layer, as its messages are put directly in the data part of the L2 frame.
Or is it best defined as a L3 protocol without any header ?
Thanks Shahed