So I take it that each computer would have a unique MAC addresses. If so, I
guess storing them in a small database is all there is left to do. The
reason for my asking is that we would like to find out what particular users
are using which IP addresses should people have IP conflicts.
Thanks again.
Gino Ledesma
> MAC - Media Access Control address. According to ugeek.com:
> --
> This is a unique 128-bit address of a network card or device. The first
> part of the address is unique to the company that produced the device, and
> beyond that, it is a sequence of digits unique to a single device
> manufactured by a company.
> --
>
> IP addresses are converted to MAC addresses through ARP (Address
> Resolution Protocol). It's the hardware address of your network
> card/device. That way, your packets are received by the right
> computer. Hope this helps. =)
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