Mac+Address

//__**Mac Address**__//

What is a **MAC** Address?

Stands for "Media Access Control Address," and no, it is not related Apple Macintosh computers! A //MAC address// is a hardware identification number that uniquely identifies each device on a network. The //MAC address// is manufactured into every network card, such as an Ethernet card or Wi-Fi card, and therefore cannot be changed.

Because there are millions of networkable devices in existence, and each device needs to have a unique MAC address, there must be a very wide range of possible addresses. For this reason, MAC addresses are made up of six two-digit hexadecimal numbers.

For example : 48-3F-0A-91-00-BC or 00:0d:83:b1:c0:8e. Fortunately, we do not need to know this address, since it is automatically recognized by most networks.

Windows and other operating systems support both wired and wireless network adapters through a piece of software called a "device driver." Network drivers allow application software to communicate with the adapter hardware. Network device drivers are often installed automatically when adapter hardware is first powered on.

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