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What is MAC address is MAC address same for any 2 system?
MAC address is the physical address, which uniquely identifies each device on a given network. To make communication between two networked devices, we need two addresses: IP address and MAC address. It is assigned to the NIC (Network Interface card) of each device that can be connected to the internet.
How do I find the MAC address of another computer?
Type ipconfig /all (note the space between the g and /). The MAC address is listed as series of 12 digits, listed as the Physical Address (00:1A:C2:7B:00:47, for example). Each network adapter (wireless, Ethernet, etc.) has a separate MAC address.
How do I find the MAC address of a device on my network?
Select Network in the System Preferences menu. Select the interface you want to find the MAC address for from the list on the left side of the Network window, then click Advanced. Click the Hardware tab. The MAC address will then be listed.
Does the MAC address of a device change?
MAC addresses are usually assigned when the device is manufactured and, unlike IP addresses, they generally do not change when moving from one network to another. In other words, MAC addresses have historically been static and unique to each device.
Does each device have a different MAC address?
Devices are Uniquely Identified by Their MAC Addresses Devices are not uniquely identified by their MAC addresses. In the past vendors have intentionally or by mistake assigned the same MAC Address to multiple devices.
Can a device have 2 MAC addresses?
While most desktop computers have only one MAC address for the wired network card, most laptops should have two MAC addresses–one for the wireless network card and one for the wired network card.
What are two types of unicast addresses?
Loopback and link-local are specific types of unicast addresses.