MAC ADDRESS: MEDIA ACCESS CONTROLLER
It is a 48 bit
hexadecimal value, assigned to a network interface controller
(NIC) /
network card
/ Ethernet card / Wi-Fi card.
It is a physical address in
communications within a network segment .
First 24 bits OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier)/ Last 24
bits NIC-specific
Least Significant bit of the most significant byte
|
8th bit (LSB) |
I/G (Individual/Group) → 0 = Unicast (one-to-one), 1 = Multicast/Broadcast |
|
7th bit |
U/L (Universal/Local) → 0 = Globally unique (from manufacturer), 1 = Locally
administered (manually changed / overridden) |
How to Find MAC address:
In phone - settings -
About phone - detailed info/specs – status
In system - press
Windows key + R, In command prompt - Run cmd =
ipconfig/all
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