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What type of address is FFFF FFFF FFFF?
MAC address
ffff , this is the special reserved MAC address indicating a broadcast frame. This is what makes an ARP Request a broadcast. Had Host A chosen to send this frame using a specific host’s MAC address in the destination, then the ARP request would have been unicast.
What is the destination MAC address of a broadcast Ethernet frame?
The IPv4 destination address is a broadcast address, 192.168. 1.255. When the IPv4 broadcast packet is encapsulated in the Ethernet frame, the destination MAC address is the broadcast MAC address FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF in hexadecimal (or 48 1s in binary).
Which destination address is used in a broadcast frame?
Broadcast frames—IEEE 802.3 defines the broadcast address as a destination MAC address of FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF. Layer 2 control processing—different L2CP frames are needed for specific applications. For example, BPDU packets are needed for STP.
Can a multicast destination address be set to ffff?
Each multicast group normally has its own MAC address based on the IP address of the multicast group. A multicast packet can therefore be determined by looking at the multicast address. A broadcast goes out to every device on the network. To send a broadcast the destination MAC address should be set to FFFF.FFFF.FFFF.
What’s the difference between a broadcast FF FF and all hosts?
Difference between a broadcast ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff and All hosts bits 1 Hi all can anyone please help with the above question? Thanks in advance. Expand Post CCNA Certification Community LikedLike Answer Share 12 answers 1.94K views Martin L Edited by Admin February 16, 2020 at 4:12 AM
Why does broadcast address not enter forwarding Datase?
Whatever the VLAN number, all MAC frames carrying a BPDU do not enter the forwarding datase, they are blocked in this direction. (2) I don’t know why there is this line ! Normally, the broadcast address is permitted to enter the forwarding database.
Which is OSPF demystified with RFC, Request for comments?
OSPF Demystified With RFC : Request For Comments Translated Catalyst 9000: One platform for any architecture! Network segmentation and extension has been an issue that every network operator has been trying to solve since time immemorial while deploying their enterprise networks.