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Saturday, May 30, 2015

IP addressing

Comparision between IP address and MAC address

IP (Internet Protocol)/ 
logical address
MAC (Media access control) address/ 
Physical address
It is a 32 bit address                        [8.8.8.8]
It is a 48 bit address            [8:8:8:8:8:8]
It is represented in doted decimal representation
It is represented in hexadecimal representation
It is used to uniquely identify a device within different network
It is used to uniquely identify a device within the same network

Note: first 24 bits represents manufacturer
          Last 24 bits represents device