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Ethernet II frames with random MAC destinations?

asked 2019-12-23 07:11:44 +0000

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I am monitoring a home network and I see periodic Ethernet II frames sent from 00:00:00:00:00:00 to random MACs xx:xx:xx:xx:00:00. For example:

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Frame 96694: 60 bytes on wire (480 bits), 60 bytes captured (480 bits) on interface 0
Ethernet II, Src: 00:00:00_00:00:00 (00:00:00:00:00:00), Dst: 1a:88:51:05:00:00 (1a:88:51:05:00:00)
    Destination: 1a:88:51:05:00:00 (1a:88:51:05:00:00)
    Source: 00:00:00_00:00:00 (00:00:00:00:00:00)
    Type: Unknown (0x0000)
Data (46 bytes)
    Data: 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000…
    [Length: 46]

The last 4 of dst is always 00:00. The type is always Unknown (0x0000). The data is always 46 bytes of zeroes. I have no idea what could be sending this. It is a typical home network. Amazon Fire Stick, LG TV, Playstation, some Android phones, some Android tablets, some Windows laptops and a Windows desktop (what I'm using Wireshark on and it's connected to the Linksys router via ethernet cable).

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answered 2019-12-23 07:31:45 +0000

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That would be indicative of a failing network device. The frame data seems to suggest that a (residual?) 32 bit word is (assumed to be) present in a frame descriptor block in the network driver. The networking hardware makes this a valid length Ethernet frame by padding with zeros. Disclaimer: this are no more than educated guesses, but fitting the (limited) evidence.

To be able to find this device you would have to backtrack through the network ports, looking for this type of frames.

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Interesting. I guess I'll have to go through the process of elimination. Thanks.

nomin gravatar imagenomin ( 2019-12-23 08:03:08 +0000 )edit

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