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Or it can be some devices in the middle of the network. For exampleTo simplify if a client wants to make a connection to a server acrossthe destination is on a differentseparate network, would the destination MAC addresssource still does ARP request or does it uses is that servers MAC address or it's default GW's MAC as destination MAC?

Or it can be some devices in the middle of the network. For example if a client wants to make a connection to a server across a different network, would the destination MAC address it uses is that servers MAC address or it's default GW's?

To simplify if the destination is on a separate network would the source still does ARP request or does it uses default GW's MAC as destination MAC?

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Is destination MAC address is always end point MAC address?

Or it can be some devices in the middle of the network. For example if a client wants to make a connection to a server across a different network, would the destination MAC address it uses is that servers MAC address or it's default GW's?