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   Can a MAC address be changed?

   • MAC Addresses are 'burned' into the Network Interface Card (NIC) and cannot be changed. See ARP and RARP on how IP addresses are translated into MAC Addresses and vice versa. In order for a network device to be able to communicate, the MAC Address it is using must be unique. No other device on that local network subnet can use that MAC Address.

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   How do MAC addresses work?

   • MAC addresses work with the card in your device that lets it connect wirelessly to the internet, called a Network Interface Controller (NIC). MAC addresses are used to identify which device is which on your local network so that data gets sent to your computer and not your roommate's smartphone.

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   Why are devices not uniquely identified by their MAC addresses?

   • Devices are not uniquely identified by their MAC addresses: In the past, vendors have intentionally or by mistake assigned the same MAC address to multiple devices. MAC spoofing is a technique for changing a factory-assigned Media Access Control (MAC) address of a network interface on a networked device.

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   How unique is a MAC address?

   • It is reasonably unique. However, a proof of purchase will probably be of much more weight in this case. Can a MAC address be altered or is it like a computers fingerprint and remains unique to that computer only. A MAC address is a 48 bit ID which used to be stored in a NICs ROM.

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   Can a network device communicate with a different MAC address?

   • In order for a network device to be able to communicate, the MAC Address it is using must be unique. No other device on that local network subnet can use that MAC Address. If two devices have the same MAC Address (which occurs more often than network administrators would like), neither computer can communicate properly.

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   Where are MAC addresses stored?

   • Each address can be stored in the interface hardware, such as its read-only memory, or by a firmware mechanism. Many network interfaces, however, support changing their MAC addresses.

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   Sep 8, 2015 · MAC Addresses are 'burned' into the Network Interface Card (NIC) and cannot be changed. See ARP and RARP on how IP addresses are translated into MAC Addresses and vice versa. In order for a network device to be able to communicate, the MAC Address it is using must be unique.

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   A MAC address (short for medium access control address or media access control address) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment.

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   Apr 7, 2018 · A MAC address is a 48 bit ID which used to be stored in a NICs ROM. That is, for some (old) network cards you would have one MAC per network card and those cannot be changed without replacing the network card.

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   Sep 4, 2015 · MAC addresses are 'burned' into the Network Interface Card (NIC), and cannot be changed. See ARP and RARP on how IP addresses are translated into MAC addresses and vice versa. In order for a network device to be able to communicate, the MAC address it is using must be unique. No other device on that local network subnet can use that MAC address.

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   Nov 16, 2021 · MAC addresses work with the card in your device that lets it connect wirelessly to the internet, called a Network Interface Controller (NIC). MAC addresses are used to identify which device is which on your local network so that data gets sent to your computer and not your roommate's smartphone.

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   Sep 14, 2024 · Learn what the MAC address is, how it is formed, and the types of MAC addresses (unicast, multicast, and broadcast). In network, an address provides a unique identity to an end device. Unless an end device has a unique address, it can’t communicate with other devices in the network.

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   Mar 18, 2024 · Furthermore, there exist two major parts in MAC addresses: the manufacturer identification (first three bytes) and a unique number defined by the manufacturer that identifies a particular device in a network (last three bytes).