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Netprog 2002
TCP/IP
Netprog 2002
TCP/IP
Ethernet
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Multi-access (shared medium).
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Every Ethernet interface has a unique
48 bit address (a.k.a.
hardware
address
).
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Example:
C0:B3:44:17:21:17
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The broadcast address is all 1’s.
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Addresses are assigned to vendors by
a central authority.