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Hi,
The address all ones, FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF, is the broadcast MAC address (destination Everyone).
As a result,
1-All machines on a local network listen to this address and will respond if they are concerned by another selection criterion (for example DHCP server, ARP, etc....)
2-This address should not be used by anyone as a unicast (unique) address.
An ARP is always issued to the broadcast address.
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And ... There you go!
The address all ones, FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF, is the broadcast MAC address (destination Everyone).
As a result,
1-All machines on a local network listen to this address and will respond if they are concerned by another selection criterion (for example DHCP server, ARP, etc....)
2-This address should not be used by anyone as a unicast (unique) address.
An ARP is always issued to the broadcast address.
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And ... There you go!
huh ... no that's not possible!
But what are you talking about ... an Ethernet address???
Anyway that's what I see.
I think I'm a bit lost .... maybe if you clarify a bit I will better understand your question.
Bye
But what are you talking about ... an Ethernet address???
Anyway that's what I see.
I think I'm a bit lost .... maybe if you clarify a bit I will better understand your question.
Bye
Hi,
it looks more like a MAC address, it's sort of the ID card of a network device (Ethernet card, router, etc).
It's a coding of 6 bytes, the first 3 refer to the manufacturer and the last 3 to the serial number. We will never find two identical MAC addresses on the network. So the address FF FF FF FF FF FF seems rather unrealistic to me.
See you later!
it looks more like a MAC address, it's sort of the ID card of a network device (Ethernet card, router, etc).
It's a coding of 6 bytes, the first 3 refer to the manufacturer and the last 3 to the serial number. We will never find two identical MAC addresses on the network. So the address FF FF FF FF FF FF seems rather unrealistic to me.
See you later!
Yes, I meant to talk about MAC address... it was a mistake on my part to mention Ethernet address.
However, it is still possible to change your MAC address (there are utilities like SMAC from KLC Software, for example). So, in theory, it is possible to give the MAC address you want... However, the address FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF corresponds to the Broadcast address.
I admit I don’t know if it's possible to assign this MAC address to a machine... but I think it's not possible.
Ciao.
However, it is still possible to change your MAC address (there are utilities like SMAC from KLC Software, for example). So, in theory, it is possible to give the MAC address you want... However, the address FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF corresponds to the Broadcast address.
I admit I don’t know if it's possible to assign this MAC address to a machine... but I think it's not possible.
Ciao.
It's nice after 16 years ....
The advantage is that it hasn't changed since :-)
I will add, because I had forgotten and it is still important, that it only exists for destination addresses, not for source addresses, that's not allowed.