Mac Addressing - 3Com PathBuilder S200 Series Owner's Manual

MAC Addressing

What Is It?
Bridges, whether they using Transparent Bridging, operate at the Data Link Layer,
which is concerned with MAC addressing. The MAC Address is a 6-byte MAC
(Media Access Control) address that identifies stations on a LAN. The IEEE
administers distribution of the MAC address to ensure no duplicates occur in MAC
addressing. This is accomplished by assigning a unique MAC address to each
manufacturer. Each manufacturer then assigns sequential values to the lower three
bytes for each interface manufactured.
For More Details For more details on MAC Address filtering, see the section "MAC Address
Filtering" section on page 58"in this manual.
Bridging
T0008-16F
Bridging Features and Capabilities
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