What is MAC address How does it help server to identify the-00655
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Question 1: What is MAC address. How does it help server to identify the client?
Answer:
Data to be delivered on a network has to be converted first into serial transmission. This is done through a device called Network Interface Card (NIC) that must be installed in a computer on the network. NIC has also got printed on it a 48 bits unique address called the MAC or hardware address of the computer machine. In other words, it consists of 12 hexadecimal characters and can have different format as shown below:
- 090017A9B2EF
- 09:00:17:A9:B2:EF
- 09-00-17-A9-B2-EF
