MAC Address Complete Guide MAC addresses play a crucial role in the data link layer (Layer 2) of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. MAC addresses are used to send Ethernet frames between two stations in the same local area network. Each station has a unique MAC address that is used to identify who is the sender (source mac address) and who the receiver (destination mac address) is. Networking
Computer Networking Introduction: Ethernet and IP This article is my layman's attempt to sort the basic things out with the minimum words and maximum drawings. The primary focus will be on the Data link layer (OSI L2) of wired networks where the Ethernet is the king nowadays. But I'll slightly touch upon its neighboring layers too. Networking
