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H12-811_V1.0 · Question #859

Which of the following MAC addresses cannot be used as the MAC address of host network adapters?

The correct answer is C. 01-02-03-04-05-06. MAC addresses that start with the first octet having the least significant bit (LSB) of the first byte set to 1 (such as 01-02-03-04-05-06) are multicast MAC addresses, and these cannot be assigned to a host's network interface card (NIC). Only unicast MAC addresses can be…

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Question

Which of the following MAC addresses cannot be used as the MAC address of host network adapters?

Options

  • A0002-0304-05-06
  • B02-03-04-05-06-07
  • C01-02-03-04-05-06
  • D03-04-05-06-07-08

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    14% (5)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    77% (27)
  • D
    6% (2)

Explanation

MAC addresses that start with the first octet having the least significant bit (LSB) of the first byte set to 1 (such as 01-02-03-04-05-06) are multicast MAC addresses, and these cannot be assigned to a host's network interface card (NIC). Only unicast MAC addresses can be assigned

Topics

#MAC address#multicast MAC#host adapter#Layer 2 addressing

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