Difference between revisions of "MAC"
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| − | MAC stands for Media Access Control. An [[Ethernet]] card has a MAC address to identify it. This is a 48 bit number which makes the address space larger than the Internet's address space. The first 24 bits are registered with the IEEE, and thus you can identify what Ethernet card | + | MAC stands for Media Access Control. An [[Ethernet]] card has a MAC address to identify it. This is a 48 bit number which makes the address space larger than the Internet's address space. The first 24 bits are registered with the IEEE, and thus you can identify what Ethernet card maker is by its address (and possibly what model of card as well). |
[http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/oui.txt OUI File of MAC Addresses] | [http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/oui.txt OUI File of MAC Addresses] | ||
Revision as of 15:33, 3 December 2005
MAC stands for Media Access Control. An Ethernet card has a MAC address to identify it. This is a 48 bit number which makes the address space larger than the Internet's address space. The first 24 bits are registered with the IEEE, and thus you can identify what Ethernet card maker is by its address (and possibly what model of card as well).
