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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1

neighbor advertisement

Also written: NA, type 136

Neighbor Discovery's answer (ICMPv6 type 136), sent by unicast with the MAC address for the address that was asked about. Its solicited flag means it answers a question, and its override flag means "replace any cached MAC".

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neighbor solicitationNeighbor Discovery