For what two purposes does the Ethernet protocol use physical addresses?
- Ato uniquely identify devices at Layer 2 (correct answer)
- Bto allow communication with devices on a different network
- Cto differentiate a Layer 2 frame from a Layer 3 packet
- Dto establish a priority system to determine which device gets to transmit first
- Eto allow communication between different devices on the same network (correct answer)
- Fto allow detection of a remote device when its physical address is unknown
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The correct answer is A, E. Option A: to uniquely identify devices at Layer 2 Option E: to allow communication between different devices on the same network

