Sep 03, 2013 · Since ethernet uses MAC addresses, the sender needs to get the MAC address of the next hop. There is a special protocol ARP (address resolution protocol) that is used for that. Once the sender has retrieved the MAC address of the next hop, he writes that target MAC address into the packet and sends the packet.
Jul 15, 2008 · Why Does My Router Have Three Mac Addresses? - posted in Networking: I have the ubiquitous Linksys WRT54G router, and when I go into its configuration settings under "Status", I can choose either We can find mac address (physical address) of a computer using the command ‘getmac‘. This can be used to get mac address for remote computers also. Below are few examples on how to use this command. It works on XP, Vista, Windows 7, Server 2003 and Server 2008 operating systems. Get mac addresses from CMD Both addresses are available for you to use. Outgoing connections will use the privacy address, unless configured otherwise. You can also still receive incoming connections on the MAC address based IPv6 address. This is all done to give you lots of flexibility. If you want you could add even more addresses. PS: another tool to see IPv6 addresses is You can have more than one MAC address on a switch port if: You have a switch connected to it. Could be another managed switch (like a Cisco) or an unmanaged switch (like a consumer Netgear or Linksys switch). You have a virtual server host attached to it with multiple virtual machines sharing the NIC.
Sep 17, 2014 · A could potentially learn the IP Address of Computer 2. However, MAC Addresses are physical and are NOT routeable. So, Computer A could not really learn the MAC Address of Computer 2. And that’s why computers have both MAC Addresses and IP Addresses. MAC Addresses handle the physical connection from computer to computer
Yes. Each NIC will have its own MAC. So you can connect wirelessly or wired. Sometimes NICs have multiple macs, but this is usually in the case of Access points that support MBSSID (the broadcasting of multiple SSIDs). My computer currently has 7 MAC addresses of physical gear when you combine my 5 Ethernet and 2 wireless cards.
Mar 05, 2009 · OK, so i have an 802.11G Wireless setup at home, and for some reason my Belkin Router seems to think my Macbook has two MAC Addresses and assigns it two I.P. addresses too. This doesn't cause me any issues, other than when i want to set up port forwarding in Torrent clients such as Vuze or
Still have questions? How many addresses can I add? Thousands! You can add over 25,000 addresses. Does it alphabetize the names I add? Yes, all entries are listed alphabetically based on the List By field. When you add a new entry you fill in the List By field along with the name and address. The List By field is the last name or company name