,A host can send a packet to:
▪ Itself
✓ A host can send a packet to itself, by using the loopback interface address
▪ Local host
✓ A host can send a packet to another host, on the same local network
✓ The hosts share the same network address
▪ Remote host
✓ A host can send a packet to another host, on a remote network
✓ The hosts do not share the same network address
,▪ In most situations we want our devices to be able to connect beyond the local
network segment
▪ Devices that are beyond the local network segment are known as remote hosts
▪ When a source device sends a packet to a remote destination device,
then the help of routers and routing is needed
▪ Routing is the process of identifying the best path to a destination
, Default Gateway
• The router connected to the local network segment is referred to as the
default gateway.
▪ Itself
✓ A host can send a packet to itself, by using the loopback interface address
▪ Local host
✓ A host can send a packet to another host, on the same local network
✓ The hosts share the same network address
▪ Remote host
✓ A host can send a packet to another host, on a remote network
✓ The hosts do not share the same network address
,▪ In most situations we want our devices to be able to connect beyond the local
network segment
▪ Devices that are beyond the local network segment are known as remote hosts
▪ When a source device sends a packet to a remote destination device,
then the help of routers and routing is needed
▪ Routing is the process of identifying the best path to a destination
, Default Gateway
• The router connected to the local network segment is referred to as the
default gateway.
