diff --git a/network/lan.go b/network/lan.go
index a58dac7d..ea68bf18 100644
--- a/network/lan.go
+++ b/network/lan.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (lan *LAN) shouldIgnore(ip, mac string) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 	// skip broadcast macs
-	if strings.ToLower(mac) == "ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff" {
+	if strings.ToLower(mac) == BroadcastMacS {
 		return true
 	}
 	// skip everything which is not in our subnet (multicast noise)
diff --git a/network/net.go b/network/net.go
index b0929b05..8986edfb 100644
--- a/network/net.go
+++ b/network/net.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	BroadcastMac  = []byte{0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}
+	BroadcastMacS = "ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff"
 	IPv4Validator = regexp.MustCompile("^[0-9\\.]+/?\\d*$")
 )