
It is divided into six octets, and each octet contains 8 bits.
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We can understand this example with the below image: Format of MAC addressĪs we have already discussed in the above section, we cannot assign the MAC address to the device's NIC it is preconfigured by the manufacturers. If device A sends a data frame to the address 00000ABB28FC, the switch will fail to deliver this frame to the destination, as it has two recipients of this data frame. The NIC of devices B and C have the same MAC address. The MAC addresses of these devices are 11000ABB28FC, 00000ABB28FC, and 00000ABB28FC, respectively. Suppose three devices A, B, and C are connected to a network through a switch. If a LAN network has two or more devices with the same MAC address, that network will not work. Why should the MAC address be unique in the LAN network? We have the IP address to identify the device through different networks, we still need a MAC address to find the devices on the same network. On the other hand, the IP addresses are used on layer 3 and help identify the devices on different networks. The MAC address works on layer 2 and helps identify the devices within the same broadcast network (such as the router). When we request a page to load on the internet, the request is responded and sent to our IP address.īoth MAC and IP addresses are operated on different layers of the internet protocol suite. The answer to this question is that every mac address is assigned to the NIC of a hardware device that helps to identify a device over a network. Reason to have both IP and MAC addresses.Īs we already had the IP address to communicate a computer to the internet, why we need the MAC address. The ARP protocol is used to associate a logical address with a physical or MAC address.It is provided by the device's vendor at the time of manufacturing and embedded in its NIC, which is ideally cannot be changed.It works on the data link layer of the OSI model.It is 12-digit, and 48 bits long, out of which the first 24 bits are used for OUI(Organization Unique Identifier), and 24 bits are for NIC/vendor-specific.It is represented in a hexadecimal format on each device, such as 00:0a:95:9d:67:16. It is globally unique it means two devices cannot have the same MAC address.It stands for Media Access Control, and also known as Physical address, hardware address, or BIA (Burned In Address).It is assigned to the NIC (Network Interface card) of each device that can be connected to the internet. To make communication between two networked devices, we need two addresses: IP address and MAC address. MAC address is the physical address, which uniquely identifies each device on a given network.You said you had a problem with the site rejecting the. exe you uploaded isn't exactly the same as the one on the FTP site.

So either the release notes are wrong, the hashes correspond to a file other than the ones I tested, or somehow the.
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exe file, the ZIP file you created (knowing it wouldn't work but tried it anyway), and the firmware files inside the. The notes aren't 100% clear that the hash is for the. PS - The Firmware 6.5.6 Release Notes have the hashes for the file at the very bottom.

Can someone take a look at the file permissions on the FTP site? While I'm grateful for the direct link in the forums, not everyone might notice it. Attempting to go there anyway (assuming it's just a hidden folder) doesn't work.
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The "Download" button on this page " Download AP9630 Firmware" references an FTP path of: "restricted/hardware/nmcard/firmware/sumx/656/apc_hw05_aos656_sum圆56_bootmon108.exe" When I look at the FTP site, in the "sumx" folder I don't see a folder named "656".

If some people can download it but others can't it's possibly a permissions issue on the folder.

I have the same problem where I can't download the firmware from the "Download" link. This reply was originally posted by Dan on APC forums on
