DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS
WIRED LANS ETHERNET PROTOCOL
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Question
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IP Address
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Subnet Mask
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MAC Address
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Logical Address
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Detailed explanation-1: -The MAC address is a unique hexadecimal identifier burned into the ROM (physically assigned address) of every network interface. The MAC address is a 48-bit, 12-digit hexadecimal number (each number ranges from 0-9 or A-F).
Detailed explanation-2: -A unicast MAC address is a unique address that is used when a frame is sent from a single transmitting device to a single destination device. In Figure 7-11, the destination MAC address and the destination IP address are both unicast. A host with IPv4 address 192.168.
Detailed explanation-3: -A media access control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. This use is common in most IEEE 802 networking technologies, including Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.