Ethernet

Ethernet

class os_ken.lib.packet.ethernet.ethernet(dst='ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff', src='00:00:00:00:00:00', ethertype=2048)

Ethernet header encoder/decoder class.

An instance has the following attributes at least. MAC addresses are represented as a string like '08:60:6e:7f:74:e7'. __init__ takes the corresponding args in this order.

Attribute Description Example
dst destination address 'ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff'
src source address '08:60:6e:7f:74:e7'
ethertype ether type 0x0800
classmethod get_packet_type(type_)

Override method for the ethernet IEEE802.3 Length/Type field (self.ethertype).

If the value of Length/Type field is less than or equal to 1500 decimal(05DC hexadecimal), it means Length interpretation and be passed to the LLC sublayer.

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