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To uniquely identify a node on a network and to allow the transfer of frames from source to destination

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Internet is a public lan?

All IPv4 IP addresses can be divided into two major groups: global, or public, or external - this group can also be called 'WAN addresses' — those that are used in the Internet, and private, or local, or internal addresses — those that are used in the local network (LAN).


What are two addresses required for communication in Internet?

logical and mac


Why are no two MAC addresses the same?

the network could not work if they were the same.


What effect will it have on the network if two devices from two different manufacturers share the last 24 bits of their MAC addresses?

It should not cause any problems on the network since the first 24 bits of the MAC addresses are different.


What effect will it have on the network if two devices from two different manufacturer share the last 24 bits of their mac addresses?

It should not cause any problems on the network since the first 24 bits of the MAC addresses are different.


How come MAC addresses don't run out -- how do manufacturers know which ones they can reuse?

MAC addresses don't really run out, they get reused, and they distribute to different parts of the world so there is a smaller chance of two addresses being on the same network.


What is commonly used to restrict access to a network based on the physical hardware address of the clients network device?

You can enable MAC address (also know as Physical Address) filtering. MAC address filtering has two modes: 1. Allow access to listed MAC addresses 2. Deny access to listed MAC addresses.


How many ip addresses can be assign in one lan card for xp os?

we have assign two ip address in one lan card. first we put the lan card in DHCH mode Then highlight the alternative ip address block, give their manual ip address.


Is it true that the IPv6 addresses in Windows 7 computers use six byte hexadecimal sequences hard coded into each network interface adapter by the manufacturer?

I think you are mixing up two different protocols. IPv6 addresses are not hard coded into your adapter; MAC addresses are. It's totally different. IPv6 addresses are 16 bytes long and MAC addresses are 6 bytes long.


What is Mac address of the wireless adapter?

MAC addresses are a kind of serial number. They are supposed to be unique worldwide; that is, two different network equipments, even of the same kind, will have different MAC addresses. They are used for communication, to identify the individual pieces of equipment.MAC addresses are a kind of serial number. They are supposed to be unique worldwide; that is, two different network equipments, even of the same kind, will have different MAC addresses. They are used for communication, to identify the individual pieces of equipment.MAC addresses are a kind of serial number. They are supposed to be unique worldwide; that is, two different network equipments, even of the same kind, will have different MAC addresses. They are used for communication, to identify the individual pieces of equipment.MAC addresses are a kind of serial number. They are supposed to be unique worldwide; that is, two different network equipments, even of the same kind, will have different MAC addresses. They are used for communication, to identify the individual pieces of equipment.


Can two computers have the same MAC address?

NO, its not possible to have same MAC addresses for two different network cards. because MAC address is a unique part of the recognition of the network card and it is also called as PHYSICAL address of your PC. There is possibility of 2 network cards with same MAC address by 3rd party MAC spoofing techniques.........


Why must NIC not share the same MAC address?

No two cards ever manufactured should share the same address. If two cards contained identical MAC addresses problems would be encountered with network communications.