Which of the following IP header fields contains information that indicates whether routers are allowed to fragment a packet?
Which of the following IP header fields contains information that indicates whether routers are allowed to fragment a packet?
The Flags field in the IP header contains information about whether routers are allowed to fragment a packet. Specifically, it includes the Don’t Fragment (DF) flag and the More Fragment (MF) flag, which control and indicate the fragmentation process of a packet.
C is correct. "Flags—Sequence of two flags (one of the 3 bits is unused) that controls whether routers are allowed to fragment a packet (i.e., the Don’t Fragment, or DF, flag), and to indicate the parts of a packet to the receiver via the More Fragment (MF) flag."