Ethernet II Example

Broadcast Frame

Study an Ethernet II broadcast frame with destination MAC set to all ones. Learn how broadcast works at the data-link layer.

Hex Data

FF FF FF FF FF FF 66 77 88 99 AA BB CC 08 00
Note: Destination MAC all FF (broadcast address)
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Field Breakdown

Destination MAC
Destination MAC address (6 bytes)
FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF
Source MAC
Source MAC address (6 bytes)
66:77:88:99:AA:BB
EtherType
Protocol type of payload
0xCC08

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About Ethernet II

Ethernet II Frame Format (IEEE 802.3)

Fields: 3
Endianness: big
Specification: IEEE 802.3