Cable Modem

LotsOfLoot · 04-29-2009, 11:52 PM

Hi

Can anybody please tell me if following terms mean one and the same thing in relation to cable modems. HFC(Hybrid Fiber Coax) Max Address /
NIC Max Address / Physical Address. I have checked my own computers Physical Address and this is in the format: XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX.

My reason in asking this question is that an article I am reading in relation to setting up a cable modem refers to the above 3 terms and I need to know are they just 3 different ways of referring to the same thing.

Thanks

ITBL · 04-30-2009, 12:34 AM

Hello LotsOfLoot,

A MAC (Media Access Control ) address is a unique hardware indentifier. Each piece of network hardware will have one and another term for the same thing is a Physical Address.

The address is actually used on network's data link layer, not on physical layer, as the name would suggest.

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LotsOfLoot · 04-30-2009, 05:42 AM

Hi

Thanks for your help. Much appreciated.

04-29-2009, 11:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
LotsOfLoot Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 20 OS: XP SP2	Cable Modem Hi Can anybody please tell me if following terms mean one and the same thing in relation to cable modems. HFC(Hybrid Fiber Coax) Max Address / NIC Max Address / Physical Address. I have checked my own computers Physical Address and this is in the format: XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX. My reason in asking this question is that an article I am reading in relation to setting up a cable modem refers to the above 3 terms and I need to know are they just 3 different ways of referring to the same thing. Thanks

04-30-2009, 12:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
ITBL Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 14 OS: XP SP3	Re: Cable Modem Hello LotsOfLoot, A MAC (Media Access Control ) address is a unique hardware indentifier. Each piece of network hardware will have one and another term for the same thing is a Physical Address. The address is actually used on network's data link layer, not on physical layer, as the name would suggest. http://www.ITBusinessLabs.com Professional Computer Services with over 17 years of experience.

04-30-2009, 05:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
LotsOfLoot Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 20 OS: XP SP2	Re: Cable Modem Hi Thanks for your help. Much appreciated.