---
name: "is_link_local_ether_addr"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/is_link_local_ether_addr"
---

# is\_link\_local\_ether\_addr(9)

Determine if given Ethernet address is link-local

## NAME

is\_link\_local\_ether\_addr - Determine if given Ethernet address is link-local

## SYNOPSIS

**bool is\_link\_local\_ether\_addr(const u8 \*** *addr***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*addr*

Pointer to a six-byte array containing the Ethernet address

## DESCRIPTION

Return true if address is link local reserved addr (01:80:c2:00:00:0X) per IEEE 802.1Q 8.6.3 Frame filtering.

Please note: addr must be aligned to u16.

## COPYRIGHT