Address 3 A3

The address whose meaning depends entirely on To DS and From DS — the original source, the final destination, or the BSSID.

Reading a capture

This is the field the address resolution trainer exists for. There is no way to say what Address 3 means without first reading two bits in Frame Control.

Where it sits

QoS Data MPDU > Address 3

• Open in the explorer — TCP over IPv4, in a protected QoS Data frame, aggregated
• Open in the explorer — Association Request
• Open in the explorer — Association Response
• Open in the explorer — Beacon
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 1
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 2
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 3
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 4
• Open in the explorer — Probe Request
• Open in the explorer — Probe Response
• Open in the explorer — ARP request in a QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — ICMP echo over IPv4, in a QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — UDP over IPv6, in a QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — TCP over IPv4, in a protected QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — TCP over IPv4, in an open QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — UDP over IPv4, in a QoS Data frame

Accuracy

Clause

802.11-2024 §9.2.4.3

Verified

Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.