Suppose a Client Computer Wants to Access a Web Page

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Short Answer

Suppose a client computer wants to access a web page on a web server.Assume that it knows all of the IP addresses and data link layer addresses in the network, except those for the web server itself.If the web server was on the same subnet as the client, how would the client obtain the data link layer address for the web server?

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