in Computer Networks
225 views
0 votes
0 votes
I a router id connected to 5 links then how  many IP and MAC addresses should it have ??

The answer given is 5IP and   5MAC??

Would it not be 6 IP and 6MAC?
in Computer Networks
225 views

4 Comments

why 6IP and 6MAC?
0
0

there should be 5 IP addresses since there are 5 interfaces of the router and each interface gets an IP. But should MAC addresses also be different for each interface? Isnt MAC address dependent on the NIC of the router?

Answer is 5 MAC address because each interface will be connected to a different NIC? Is this the reason?

0
0
There will be MAC for each physical interface
0
0

@prashant jha 1

Won't the router have its  own IP(1)and MAC (1)address along with the IPs(5) and MACs(5) for all the interfaces?Thats how I got 6IP and 6MACs.

When we say that the IP  address of a router (which has 5 interface) is A then do we say it with reference to a particular interface?

0
0

Please log in or register to answer this question.