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36 NetWare TCP/IP Administration Guide
NetWare TCP/IP Administration Guide
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August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Figure 14 How the router connects the source to the destination network
Each host has a default router or a list of routers in other networks. When IP
sends a datagram the following happens:
1. IP searches the routing table of the sending node for a default route or a
path to the destination IP address.
2. IP extracts the address of the default router or next-hop router from the
route entry.
3. IP requires ARP to map the next-hop address to its hardware address.
4. IP transmits the packet to the next hop.
5. IP repeats Steps 1 through 4 until the final destination is reached.
Token Ring
Network
130.58.0.0
130.58.1.1
Router
140.88.12.1
Ethernet
Network
140.88.0.0
140.88.3.4
130.58.1.2