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The network below uses port forwarding tables. It has been running for several hours and all hosts have exchanged packets. What is the content of the port forwarding tables ?
The network below uses port forwarding tables. What happens if host `A` moves by removing its link with `R1` and replacing it with a link with `R3`? How should networks using port forwarding deal with such mobile hosts ?
The network below uses port forwarding with flat addresses. The network boots and all hosts start one after the other. Explain at each step how the packets are forwarded and how the port forwarding tables of the network nodes are modified. Host `C` sends a packet to host `B`. Some time later, host `A` sends a packet to host `C`. Finally, host `B` sends a packet to host `A`.
The network operator uses would like to have the following paths in this network :
The network operator would like to use the following paths :
the router located in `New York`
the router located in `Washington` ?
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What are the advantages and drawbacks of flat addresses versus hierarchical addresses ?
When a network specialist designs a network, one of the problems that he needs to solve is to set the metrics the links in his network. In the USA, the Abilene network interconnects most of the research labs and universities. The figure below shows the topology of this network in 2009.
Would this network work correctly with port-forwarding tables if :