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#7 What Is MAC Addess

The document explains the significance of the Media Access Control (MAC) address, which uniquely identifies a network adapter on a local area network (LAN). It details the format of MAC addresses, their relationship with IP addresses, and their functionality at different layers of the OSI model. The document also mentions the role of ARP cache and DHCP in managing IP address assignments based on MAC addresses.

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#7 What Is MAC Addess

The document explains the significance of the Media Access Control (MAC) address, which uniquely identifies a network adapter on a local area network (LAN). It details the format of MAC addresses, their relationship with IP addresses, and their functionality at different layers of the OSI model. The document also mentions the role of ARP cache and DHCP in managing IP address assignments based on MAC addresses.

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MAC Address

The Media Access Control (MAC) address is just


as important as the IP address. The MAC address is a
unique value associated with the network adapter
(NIC). MAC addresses are known as the hardware
addresses or physical addresses. They uniquely
identify the adapter on the LAN.
MAC Address

Format of the MAC address:

MM:MM:MM:SS:SS:SS
or
MM-MM-MM-SS-SS-SS
The first half of the MAC address contains the ID number of the
adapter manufacturer. These IDs are regulated by an Internet standards
organization. The second half of the MAC address represents the serial
number assigned to the adapter by the manufacturer.
MAC Address
MAC Address
MAC Address

Format of the MAC address:


The following prefix indicates the
manufacturer is Intel Corporation:

00:A0:C9:14:C8:29
MAC Address

MAC and IP address functionality:


The MAC addresses function at the data link layer (layer 2) and
the IP addresses function at the network layer (layer 3).
It’s a bit of oversimplification, but the IP addresses support the
software implementation and the MAC addresses support the
hardware implementation of the network stack (OSI model). The MAC
address generally remains fixed and follows the network device, but
the IP address changes as the network device moves from one network
to another.
MAC Address

MAC and IP address functionality:


The IP network maintains a mapping between the IP
address of a device and its MAC address. This mapping is
know as the ARP cache or ARP table.
The DHCP also relies on MAC addresses to manage the
unique assignment of IP addresses to devices.
MAC Address
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