voyagerfan99 Master of Turning Things Off and Back On Again Staff member Oct 9, 2014 #21 All a MAC address is is a physical address for your networking hardware. Each piece of networking hardware has a unique MAC address. They're only used for identification and for some levels of network authentication.
All a MAC address is is a physical address for your networking hardware. Each piece of networking hardware has a unique MAC address. They're only used for identification and for some levels of network authentication.
Geoff VIP Member Oct 9, 2014 #22 The MAC is not a unique ID for the computer, as a computer can have several NICs, and therefore have several MAC address. The MAC address is a unique number, but it's on the network interface card, such as the built-in ethernet port, or an add-on wireless card.
The MAC is not a unique ID for the computer, as a computer can have several NICs, and therefore have several MAC address. The MAC address is a unique number, but it's on the network interface card, such as the built-in ethernet port, or an add-on wireless card.