What does a MAC Broadcast Address look like in hexadecimal format?

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What does a MAC Broadcast Address look like in hexadecimal format?

MAC broadcast addresses reach every device on the local network by using six octets all set to FF, since FF in hex equals 255 and corresponds to all bits being 1. In hex notation, that shows up as FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (a hyphenated form; colon-separated FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF is also common). The all-zeros form (00-00-00-00-00-00) is not a broadcast address, and a pattern like FF-FE-FF-FF-FF-FF breaks the all-ones rule. So the six FF octets represent the broadcast address.

MAC broadcast addresses reach every device on the local network by using six octets all set to FF, since FF in hex equals 255 and corresponds to all bits being 1. In hex notation, that shows up as FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF (a hyphenated form; colon-separated FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF is also common). The all-zeros form (00-00-00-00-00-00) is not a broadcast address, and a pattern like FF-FE-FF-FF-FF-FF breaks the all-ones rule. So the six FF octets represent the broadcast address.

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