Question

What Is Difference Between Arp And Rarp ?

Answer 1

ARP(Address resolution protocol)

• ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is a network layer protocol. As ARP is a dynamic mapping protocol, each host in the network knows the Logical address of another host.
• Retrieves the physical address of the receiver.
• ARP maps 32-bit logical (IP) address to 48-bit physical address.

RARP(Reverse Addressed resolution protocol.

• RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol) is also a network layer protocol. RARP is a TCP/IP protocol that allows any host to obtain its IP address from the server. RARP is adapted from the ARP protocol and it is just reverse of ARP.
• Retrieves the logical address for a computer from the server.
• RARP maps 48-bit physical address to 32-bit logical (IP) address.

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