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Who assigns the second six digits of the MAC address?

OUI


What part of the mac address is reserved for the vendor code?

The first six digits (first three pairs) of a MAC address identify the card vendor.


What is a Mac address and what is the bit size of a Mac address in a nic?

MAC bit size is 16 digits. but MAC bit is 48 each.


Is 00-00-0C-11-CG-12 A valid MAC address?

No, 00-00-0C-11-CG-12 is not a valid MAC address. MAC addresses consist of six pairs of hexadecimal digits (0-9 and A-F), and the "G" in the fifth pair is not a valid hexadecimal character. A valid MAC address would only include digits and the letters A to F.


How many characters does a MAC address have?

A MAC address consists of 48 bits, usually represented as a string of 12 hexadecimal digits


Who assigns MAC address to NIC?

The mac address is the PHYSICAL address of your network card. Each network card is manufactured with a unique address which distinguishes it from every other network card in the world. If you're using Windows XP, open a command prompt and type: ipconfig /all About half way down you'll see "physical address . . . . . . . . xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx" That's your mac address. If you were to look at your network card, that's also the physical address that would be on the label.


Define and describe the two parts of a mac address?

The first 6 digits is the OUI(Organizationally Unique Identifiers given by vendors and then the last 6 digits are used to represent the NIC uniquely with the OUI value.


Which part of the address is unique to each manufacturer?

The MAC address, also known as a physical address in Microsoft Windows, is unique to every NIC in the world. The first 3 hex digits are the manufacture's code. For example the mac address AA-BB-CC-11-22-33, AA-BB-CC would be the manufactures ID, and your bit would be 11-22-33.


How many bytes first 6 characters of mac address?

A MAC address consists of 12 hexadecimal characters, representing 6 bytes in total. The first 6 characters of a MAC address represent the Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) and correspond to 3 bytes. Therefore, the first 6 characters of a MAC address occupy 3 bytes.


What constitutesthe serial number portion of the MAC address?

The serial number portion of a MAC address is typically represented by the last three bytes (24 bits) of the address. In a standard MAC address, which is usually formatted as six groups of two hexadecimal digits (e.g., 00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E), the first three bytes (the Organizationally Unique Identifier or OUI) identify the manufacturer, while the last three bytes serve as a unique identifier assigned by the manufacturer to each network interface card (NIC). This ensures that each device has a unique MAC address within its network.


What is the first 24 bits in a mac address called?

OUI


How do you check Mac address in xp?

Hold the windows key(next to alt) and click r(You can also search for Run) in the RUN window type cmd IN the cmd type ipconfig /all Look for MAC address