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[Acronym] for __M__edia __A__ccess __C__ontrol. This is the LinkLayer, and is usually talked about in [Ethernet] where it has a very simple structure: | from hardware address | to hardware address | protocol field | <data> The term __MAC Address__ is also used to refer to the hardware address of an Ethernet card. These are usually hard-coded in an __Address [ROM]__ on the network interface card. A MAC address is 48 bits long, and is commonly represented as a colon-delimited sequence of 12 hex digits - "mm.mm.mm.nn.nn.nn". The first 24 bits/6 digits identify the manufacturer of the network card, as overseen by the [IEEE] and [IANA]. See [http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/oui.txt] for more information. A MAC address should be globally unique - no two network cards should ever have the same MAC address. Note that some network cards (notably, those used with Solaris machines) may be software-reprogrammable.
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