Why are all remote MAC addresses HonHaiPr_85:c9:be (94:39:e5:85:c9:be)

asked 2020-08-26 06:45:33 +0000

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updated 2020-08-26 17:46:17 +0000

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When I check packets from many addresses and I look at the remote host's Mac address I get this for totally unrelated websites:

Source: HonHaiPr_85:c9:be (94:39:e5:85:c9:be)
    Address: HonHaiPr_85:c9:be (94:39:e5:85:c9:be)
    .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique address (factory default)
    .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)

This seems very unlikely. What's going on?

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Can you log into the Netgear to see what it's MAC address is set to?
Any chance MAC cloning was enabled? I would expect this to only affect the WAN (Internet Port) but worth checking to rule it out.

Chuckc ( 2020-08-26 16:28:32 +0000 )edit

The Netgear wireless gateway is set to 10.0.0.1, my workstation is 10.0.0.4 or 10.0.0,3; depending on which OS I've booted to. I will look in to MAC cloning, if that means what I think it does, anyway I'll find out. I know Ubuntu and my Kali machine can spoof MAC addresses so I know they're changeable or clone-able Here's a complete packet between me and Google: Frame 53: 353 bytes on wire (2824 bits), 353 bytes captured (2824 bits) on interface wlp3s0b1, id 0 Interface id: 0 (wlp3s0b1) Encapsulation type: Ethernet (1) Arrival Time: Aug 26, 2020 22:27:06.221401164 PDT [Time shift for this packet: 0.000000000 seconds] Epoch Time: 1598506026.221401164 seconds [Time delta from previous captured frame: 0.000885799 seconds] [Time delta from previous displayed frame: 0.000885799 seconds] [Time since reference or ...(more)

ckeveny ( 2020-08-27 05:39:58 +0000 )edit

Looks like HonHaiPr_85:c9:be (94:39:e5:85:c9:be) is the MAC address of your workstation 10.0.0.4
The original packet snippet in the question must have been from an outgoing packet.
Have you looked at what it's MAC address is (where to look would depend on which OS is booted)

Chuckc ( 2020-08-27 14:36:04 +0000 )edit

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answered 2020-08-26 16:16:06 +0000

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As @grahamb mentioned, the MAC address could belong to the gateway, but if you want to know what IP address is associated with that MAC address, I'd recommend checking your arp cache. On Unix systems, just run arp and on Windows, run arp -a. Find the entry for 94:39:e5:85:c9:be, and you'll know what its IP address is.

If it's not the gateway, then it could be another device on your network According to Wikpedia, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. is traded as Foxconn Technology Group and "Notable products manufactured by Foxconn include the BlackBerry,[8] iPad,[9] iPhone 11, iPod,[10] Kindle,[11] Nintendo 3DS, Nokia devices, Xiaomi devices, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One,[12] and ..."

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Thank you. I thought Wireshark was supposed to pick up the remote host's MAC address.

This is the complete information from a packet which was going to google:

Frame 53: 353 bytes on wire (2824 bits), 353 bytes captured (2824 bits) on interface wlp3s0b1, id 0
    Interface id: 0 (wlp3s0b1)
    Encapsulation type: Ethernet (1)
    Arrival Time: Aug 26, 2020 22:27:06.221401164 PDT
    [Time shift for this packet: 0.000000000 seconds]
    Epoch Time: 1598506026.221401164 seconds
    [Time delta from previous captured frame: 0.000885799 seconds]
    [Time delta from previous displayed frame: 0.000885799 seconds]
    [Time since reference or first frame: 6.937166950 seconds]
    Frame Number: 53
    Frame Length: 353 bytes (2824 bits)
    Capture Length: 353 bytes (2824 bits)
    [Frame is marked: False]
    [Frame is ignored: False]
    [Protocols in frame: eth:ethertype:ip:tcp:tls]
    [Coloring Rule Name: TCP]
    [Coloring Rule String: tcp]
Ethernet II, Src: Netgear_37:54:b8 ...

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ckeveny ( 2020-08-27 05:33:31 +0000 )edit

This is the complete information from a packet which was going to google:

That packet was not going to Google, at least not directly. The destination IP address 10.0.0.4 is not a Google IP address but rather a private RFC1918 IP address.

I don't know anything about your network, but you might want to look at the arp cache or log into your Netgear router to find out what device that is.

cmaynard ( 2020-08-27 06:47:23 +0000 )edit

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answered 2020-08-26 07:11:16 +0000

grahamb

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That is likely to be the MAC address of your Internet Gateway or router. Ethernet packet are point to point over the segment, from your NIC to the NIC of the next hop, which for packets to machines outside of your network, will be your gateway.

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I see my Netgear router, that's on my end. The remote MAC seems to be coming back all the same. Do you think that maybe this is the not the MAC for the remote host, but maybe the first hop after my router, maybe the cable modem my router is connected to?

ckeveny ( 2020-08-26 07:15:49 +0000 )edit

How is your machine connected to your network, via a wired cable or a wireless access point?

The MAC address will be whatever you're connected to.

grahamb ( 2020-08-26 07:37:47 +0000 )edit

I've a Linux workstation going wireless to a Netgear router, it is connected to a Charter Cable modem. Here's the complete informational section of a packet monitored between me and Google News:

Frame 53: 353 bytes on wire (2824 bits), 353 bytes captured (2824 bits) on interface wlp3s0b1, id 0
    Interface id: 0 (wlp3s0b1)
    Encapsulation type: Ethernet (1)
    Arrival Time: Aug 26, 2020 22:27:06.221401164 PDT
    [Time shift for this packet: 0.000000000 seconds]
    Epoch Time: 1598506026.221401164 seconds
    [Time delta from previous captured frame: 0.000885799 seconds]
    [Time delta from previous displayed frame: 0.000885799 seconds]
    [Time since reference or first frame: 6.937166950 seconds]
    Frame Number: 53
    Frame Length: 353 bytes (2824 bits)
    Capture Length: 353 bytes (2824 bits)
    [Frame is marked: False]
    [Frame is ignored: False]
    [Protocols in frame: eth:ethertype:ip:tcp:tls]
    [Coloring Rule Name: TCP]
    [Coloring Rule String: tcp]
Ethernet ...

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