What is MAC Address?
MAC- Media Access Control (MAC) address is a 48-bit address which is used for communication between two hosts in an Ethernet environment. It is a hardware address, which means that it is stored in the firmware of the Network Interface Card (NIC).
A MAC address is globally unique. Each network card vendor gets its share of addresses (represented by the first 24 bits).
The address is written in the form of 12 hexadecimal digits. For example, consider the following MAC address:
C4-C6-85-EB-12-6C
Every hexadecimal character represents 4 bits, so the first six hexadecimal characters represent the vendor.
For Windows PC enter the Command Prompt (Ctl+R and write cmd and press enter). Type the ipconfig/all command and you will see a line called Physical address under the Ethernet adapter settings:
For Linux PC run Command Terminal and Type ifconfig then you can see you PC's MAC Address. You should see your MAC address referred to as HWaddress.
An IP address is a product of modern computer technology designed to allow one computer (or other digital device) to communicate with another computer via the Internet. IP addresses allow the location of literally billions of digital devices that are connected to the Internet to be pinpointed and differentiated from other devices. In the manner sense that someone needs your mailing address to send you a letter, a remote computer needs your IP address to communicate with your computer.
How to find out your IP address?
Windows users:
Enter the Command Promt (Clt+R and Type cmd). Enter ipconfig. You should see a field called IP address.
Linux users:
Enter ifconfig. You should see a field called inet addr:
A MAC address is globally unique. Each network card vendor gets its share of addresses (represented by the first 24 bits).
The address is written in the form of 12 hexadecimal digits. For example, consider the following MAC address:
C4-C6-85-EB-12-6C
Every hexadecimal character represents 4 bits, so the first six hexadecimal characters represent the vendor.
How to find out your own MAC address?
For Windows PC enter the Command Prompt (Ctl+R and write cmd and press enter). Type the ipconfig/all command and you will see a line called Physical address under the Ethernet adapter settings:
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| Mac Address of Windows |
For Linux PC run Command Terminal and Type ifconfig then you can see you PC's MAC Address. You should see your MAC address referred to as HWaddress.
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| Mac Address of Linux |
What is ip address?
An IP address is a product of modern computer technology designed to allow one computer (or other digital device) to communicate with another computer via the Internet. IP addresses allow the location of literally billions of digital devices that are connected to the Internet to be pinpointed and differentiated from other devices. In the manner sense that someone needs your mailing address to send you a letter, a remote computer needs your IP address to communicate with your computer.
How to find out your IP address?
Windows users:
Enter the Command Promt (Clt+R and Type cmd). Enter ipconfig. You should see a field called IP address.
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| How to find IP address in Windows |
Linux users:
Enter ifconfig. You should see a field called inet addr:
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| How to find IP address in Linux |
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