Tanthauzo: Teknoloji ya Media Access Control (MAC) imapereka chidziwitso chodziwikiratu ndi kuwunika kwa makompyuta pa intaneti ya Internet Protocol (IP) . Mu ma intaneti opanda waya, MAC ndiwotchi yoyendetsa mauthenga pa waya opanda waya. Media Access Control imagwira pa sublayer yapafupi yachitsulo chachitsulo chachinsinsi (Gawo 2) lachitsanzo cha OSI .
Ma a MAC
Media Access Control imapereka nambala yapaderadera pa adapalasiti iliyonse ya IP yomwe imatchedwa address MAC . Maadiresi a MAC ndi 48 bits kutalika. Makhalidwe a MAC amalembedwa kawiri monga chiwerengero cha ma 12 hexadecimal digits monga:
- 48-3F-0A-91-00-BC
Othandiza ena pa intaneti amawunikira maadiresi a MAC a router kunyumba kuti atetezedwe. Owerenga ambiri amathandizira ndondomeko yotchedwa cloning yomwe imalola kuti adziwe MAC kuti ikhale yofanana ndi yemwe wothandizira akuyembekezera. Izi zimathandiza kuti mabanja asinthe router yawo (ndi ma Adilesi awo enieni) popanda kuwadziwitsa wopereka.