Neighbour or not: the test run on every packet
The prefix decides between delivering it yourself and handing it to the gateway — and in the second case the MAC changes while the IP does not.
22 minutesTechnical content last reviewed on 20 Sept 2026
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What this lesson builds
- Deciding whether a destination is a neighbour
- Working out why a service cannot be reached