Hardware Type HTYPE

Network 2 octets ARP packet unverified

What kind of hardware address is being resolved.

Reading a capture

Reads as 1 for Ethernet even on a Wi-Fi network, because 802.11 presents an Ethernet-shaped 48-bit address to everything above the MAC — which is exactly what the LLC/SNAP lane two levels up exists to preserve.

Values

Value	Meaning
1	Ethernet

Bit values written MSB first, matching network byte order.

Where it sits

ARP Packet > Hardware Type

Open in the explorer — ARP request in a QoS Data frame

Accuracy

Clause: RFC 826
Byte order: big-endian — network byte order
Verified: Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.