Network Addressing Learning Objectives: 5.1.8 Understand the concept of and need for network addressing and host names.
Find the MAC address of your (or your friend’s) phone. MAC Addresses Like a house, every device on a network needs a unique address to ensure that data reaches the correct destination. A MAC address is a unique number written into the network card, composed of six pairs of hexadecimal characters. 00:10:5A:44:12:B5 Find the MAC address of your (or your friend’s) phone. Android: Choose Settings then About phone then hardware information. iPhone: Choose Settings then General then About (the MAC address is called the Wi-Fi Address).
Host Names A host name is a human-readable label that is assigned to a network device. Now complete slide 15 of your Networks workbook.