When you think about networking, IP addresses are probably the first things that come to mind. But there’s another type of network address called a MAC address that actually forms the foundation upon ...

Looking to use a private network on your iPhone? There's a variety of reasons you might want to use one, and it's easier than ...

A MAC address is a pretty important piece of information. It stands for Media Access Control address, and it also helps identify your machine on a local network. Every device that can connect to the ...

The Mac’s Systems Preferences Network applet enables configuring network settings, while the Network Utility (found within Applications\Utilities) provides a graphical interface for troubleshooting ...

A Media Access Control (MAC) address, sometimes referred to as a hardware or physical address, is a unique, 12-character alphanumeric attribute that is used to identify individual electronic devices ...

When communicating over Wi-Fi, your iPhone needs to verify itself on the network before it can receive data—intended for it—on that network. It does this using a MAC address or Wi-Fi address. While ...

Who goes around memorizing their MAC address? Students, apparently. And it’s not a bad idea. Who goes around memorizing their MAC address? Students, apparently. And it’s not a bad idea. Joe Marinello, ...

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