"MAC": what is it??
31 December 2003, 10:55 AM
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From another thread here on scoobynet..
Its some form of computer address??? that can be locked so that the address is not given out......
You lot must know!!
Its some form of computer address??? that can be locked so that the address is not given out......
You lot must know!!
31 December 2003, 11:00 AM
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MAC address
In a local area network (LAN) or other network, the MAC (Media Access Control) address is your computer's unique hardware number. (On an Ethernet LAN, it's the same as your Ethernet address.) When you're connected to the Internet from your computer (or host as the Internet protocol thinks of it), a correspondence table relates your IP address to your computer's physical (MAC) address on the LAN.
The MAC address is used by the Media Access Control sublayer of the Data-Link Layer (DLC) of telecommunication protocols. There is a different MAC sublayer for each physical device type. The other sublayer level in the DLC layer is the Logical Link Control sublayer.
In a local area network (LAN) or other network, the MAC (Media Access Control) address is your computer's unique hardware number. (On an Ethernet LAN, it's the same as your Ethernet address.) When you're connected to the Internet from your computer (or host as the Internet protocol thinks of it), a correspondence table relates your IP address to your computer's physical (MAC) address on the LAN.
The MAC address is used by the Media Access Control sublayer of the Data-Link Layer (DLC) of telecommunication protocols. There is a different MAC sublayer for each physical device type. The other sublayer level in the DLC layer is the Logical Link Control sublayer.
31 December 2003, 11:00 AM
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Yep basically it's the address of your Ethernet card.
But it's also used for USB connections and other types of network access. It is unique to your computer (well it "should" be
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In order to allow access to Cable Broadband you need to tell the ISP your MAC address in order to actually access the net (it stops people using networks to access the net through a subscription intended for 1 computer). Although it can actually be spoofed if you know how.
edit: it appears that I cannot spell "access"
[Edited by ALi-B - 12/31/2003 11:06:14 AM]
But it's also used for USB connections and other types of network access. It is unique to your computer (well it "should" be
)In order to allow access to Cable Broadband you need to tell the ISP your MAC address in order to actually access the net (it stops people using networks to access the net through a subscription intended for 1 computer). Although it can actually be spoofed if you know how.
edit: it appears that I cannot spell "access"
[Edited by ALi-B - 12/31/2003 11:06:14 AM]
31 December 2003, 11:10 AM
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As above. You don't have to worry about it most of the time, nothing too malicious can be done with your MAC address. Which is just as well as they are relatively easy to clone.
Steve.
As above. You don't have to worry about it most of the time, nothing too malicious can be done with your MAC address. Which is just as well as they are relatively easy to clone.
Steve.
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he he yeah DJ dunk you've swallowed a computer dictionary somewhere along the way
If you wanna find out your mac address of your NIC just bring up the dos command prompt window (start>run type in cmd and press enter). Then type in ipconfig/all and enter. That will give you all the details.
Mac is not the same as an IP address though, you don't neeed to hide it.
If you wanna find out your mac address of your NIC just bring up the dos command prompt window (start>run type in cmd and press enter). Then type in ipconfig/all and enter. That will give you all the details.
Mac is not the same as an IP address though, you don't neeed to hide it.
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