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.\"     Title: is_valid_ether_addr
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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: Network device support
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "IS_VALID_ETHER_ADDR" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Network device support"
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.SH "NAME"
is_valid_ether_addr \- Determine if the given Ethernet address is valid
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'bool\ is_valid_ether_addr('u
.BI "bool is_valid_ether_addr(const\ u8\ *\ " "addr" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIaddr\fR
.RS 4
Pointer to a six\-byte array containing the Ethernet address
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Check that the Ethernet address (MAC) is not 00:00:00:00:00:00, is not a multicast address, and is not FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF\&.
.PP
Return true if the address is valid\&.
.PP
Please note: addr must be aligned to u16\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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