Why has the 8 in the MAC address in the capture window been replaced with an a?
Why has the 8 in the MAC address in the capture window been replaced with an a? ie 48 has become 4a
* Packets window **
767 194.341125 fe80::4a4a:e9ff:fec8:6012 ff02::1:2 DHCPv6 .............
* Inspection window *
Frame 767: 116 bytes on wire (928 bits), 116 bytes captured (928 bits) on interface 0
Ethernet II, Src: HewlettP_c8:60:12 (48:4a:e9:c8:60:12), Dst: IPv6mcast_01:00:02 (33:33:00:01:00:02)
Destination: IPv6mcast_01:00:02 (33:33:00:01:00:02)
Source: HewlettP_c8:60:12 (48:4a:e9:c8:60:12) ****THIS IS THE TRUE MAC****
Type: IPv6 (0x86dd)
Internet Protocol Version 6, Src: fe80::4a4a:e9ff:fec8:6012, Dst: ff02::1:2
User Datagram Protocol, Src Port: 546, Dst Port: 547
DHCPv6
Thanks in advance for any light on this.
The "Packets window" information displays the IPv6 addresses used for the DHCPv6 packet, not the MAC address.
The source address is a link local addresses (FE80::/10), and seems to be derived in some form from the MAC address but I'm not sure of the rules for creating such an address for a DHCPv6 client request.