MAC stands for Media Access Control. Is also known as the Physical Address of your NIC (Network Interface Card) and is supposed to be unique. It can be spoofed.
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This is a unique machine ID, also known as 'Mac Address' in terms of networking.
Media Access Control
A MAC address is used as a unique identifier that is assigned to network interfaces. Two networking devices that transmit packets based on MAC addresses are switches and bridges.
Yes -- Mac OS X makes networking and file sharing as simple to set up as Windows 7.
in the dictionary app on mac OS X, mac is defined as "a mackintosh" (kind-of silly that they misspelled "macintosh".
The MAC address is a unique identifier for a networking card. Each networking card has a MAC address assigned to it during it's manufacturing, and thus it does not change when a computer moves between networks (unlike an IP address which is assigned by the network). A few things to note: - A computer only has a MAC address if it has a physical or virtual network card - A computer has as many MAC addresses as it has networking cards - MAC addresses CAN be modified before being broadcast to the rest of the network, however generally this results in the computer not receiving intended traffic and requires specialized software
A networking hub is a device that relays data communication. It sends data packets to all devices that are within a network, regardless of any MAC addresses it contained.
Simply type "ipconfig /all" This will list detailed information (to include MAC address) of all networking adapters installed on your PC.
MAC addressing. IP addressing. port addressing. specific address.
If both parties are using a Mac then they can use iChat to make video calls. An alternative is the Skype phone networking software that also has a video call funcation. (See links below)
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