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No, MAC addresss and IP address are not the same. MAC addresses are "hard-coded" into the Network Interface Card (NIC) and only ID that individual card. The IP address is software generated and ID's both the network and the individual host.

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When and where can use the IP-address and the MAC-address?

802.11 use MAC addresses, which are the same as IP addresses in some networks


What the use of MAC address if you have IP address?

A MAC address is useful if you want the router to always provide the same IP address to the same network interface, or if you want to provide a service, such as a PXE boot image, to a specific computer regardless of its IP address.


How do you differentiate computers on the same network?

Each computer has a unique name, IP address and MAC address. (not MAC as in McIntosh.)


How does the ARP process use an IP address?

to determine the MAC address of a device on the same network


What is Mac binding?

Computers with a specified MAC address can only send and receive information with the IP address it is bound to. To use MAC address binding, you must associate an IP address on the specified interface with a MAC address.


How do you find your ip address on a mac?

Just search "My Ip Address". Its as easy as that!


Diskless system uses which protocol arp or rarp?

You have to use both. ARP and RARP cannot be used for the same purpose one gives IP from the MAC address another one MAC address from IP.


Is a ip address flat or hierarchical?

MAC addresses are flat.


What logs might reveal the IP address and MAC address within the local network?

Use ip\mac scanner: http://trogonsoftware/trogon-mac-scanner.html


What does IP use to find the MAC address for a given IP address on the local sudnet?

ARP


What is another name for a logical address?

Mac address.


Which field in an IPv4 packet header will typically stay the same during its transmission?

Destination Address (I.P. ) will stay the same during transmission. But be careful! Only if it is Ip address. However if it is MAC it will change as it travels thru diferent routers with different MAC addresses to get to the destination Ip address (which does not change)!

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