The Ethernet destination address normally identifies the packet's ultimate destination, while the Internet Protocol (IP) destination address identifies only the next local hop.

### Why this is right The statement reverses the roles of the two addresses. The IP destination identifies the ultimate destination, while the Ethernet destination identifies the next visible hop on the local link. ### The concept A packet may travel across several networks to reach its destination. Its IP destination describes the end destination across that path. At each local link, an Ethernet frame carries the packet toward the next hop, such as a router, using that hop's Ethernet address. After routing, the next-link frame can use different Ethernet addresses even though the ultimate IP destination remains the same. ### The other options - **True**: This would be correct only if the statement had assigned the roles the other way around. It is tempting because both addresses appear in the same communication, but they operate at different layers and identify different destinations. ### Terms - **Ethernet**: A local networking technology that carries frames between devices on a link. - **IP**: Internet Protocol. It provides logical addresses for end-to-end packet delivery across networks. - **Next hop**: The next device a packet must reach on its route. - **Frame**: A data-link unit that carries a packet across one local link. ### Remember IP points to the endpoint; Ethernet points to the next local hop.