-=PCTechTalk=- Re: what is a MAC address

Media Access Control Address

Basically it is the hardcoded address of your Ethernet card, or however
you connect to the internet. It consist of 12 hexidecimal digits (0-F).
The first six (left 2 right) is the Vendor ID, or who made the card
along with the model and such, the next six are the Unique Identifier.
The UI is different from card to card so while 2 different Vendor IDs
may have the same UI, no single Vendor ID will have the same UI on two
separate cards.

Since the Internet runs on TCP/IP protocol, a table is kept to record
which IP goes to which MAC address and so on.  That's a simplified view.

Dave

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What is a MAC address please?

christy
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