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The built-in identifying address coded into a Network Interface Card (NIC) is called a MAC address. It is a unique identifier assigned to the hardware by the manufacturer and is used to identify devices on a network. MAC addresses are typically 48 bits long and are displayed in hexadecimal format.

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The built-in identifying address coded into the NIC by the manufacturers is called what?

Mac address


If you are connected to LAN what is the MAC address of the NIC?

Doesn't matter if your connected to a LAN or not. The MAC address is hard coded into the NIC and does not change unless software on the computer requires that it changes.


What is used to control access to a network based on the address hard coded into the NIC?

MAC filtering


What is NIC identifier?

It is the 12 hexadecimal digit combination identifying the manufacturer and id of your NIC the first 6 digits is the OUI(Organizationally unique Identifier), this identifies the company that made the NIC the last 6 digits is the USI(Unique station identifier) this identifies your NIC A NIC identifier can only contain letters from A to F and numbers from 0 to 5 a NIC identifier, more commonly known as data-link layer address or MAC address looks like this: A6-D5-FF-5A-3D-6A


What is the physical address (the MAC address) of the NIC (or network adapter) for this connection?

•What is the physical address (the MAC address) of the NIC (or network adapter) for this connection?


Are a mac address and an ip address the same thing?

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.


The physical address is a fixed number associated with a device's nic it is initially assigned at the factory and stored in the nic's on-board memory you can find a nic's mac address through your co?

if by co you mean computer then yes you go to command prompt and type in "ipconfig/all" and you go to "network interface(or whatever it calls your nic)" and it will show u the physical address of your nic


Where is the Mac address stored?

MAC address stored in NIC card


What fixed number is associated with a devices NIC?

The Physical Address


Which address does a nic use when whether to accept frame?

Source MAC address


What component of the computer provides it with a MAC address?

NIC


What are the uses of NIC?

It is used to connect the computers to the hub