From c0ddb8fde29295e48b987b54a78ed765ef64b1bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Local Ops Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:42:01 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Correct purpose of "When is this MAC address used" (#179) * Correct purpose of "When is this MAC address used" Second sentense was a tautology in fact, without disclosing the purpose of use * Missed phrase added to broadcast --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index af63d35..85dca4c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Packets that are sent on the ethernet are always coming from a MAC address and s
When is this MAC address used?: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
-When a device sends a packet to the broadcast MAC address (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF​), it is delivered to all stations on the local network. It needs to be used in order for all devices to receive your packet at the datalink layer. +When a device sends a packet to the broadcast MAC address (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF​), it is delivered to all stations on the local network. Ethernet broadcasts are used to resolve IP addresses to MAC addresses (by ARP) at the datalink layer .