IP addresses vs MAC addresses

IP addresses vs MAC addresses

1. MAC

   • Example : 00:0a:95:9d:68:16
   • Each MAC address in unique to every NIC ( Network Interface Card)

2. IP

   • Two versions of IP addresses
     • IPv4
       • 32-bits in size. Written as four numbers separated by periods (.) , each number in the range 0-255
     • IPv6
       • 128-bits in size. Written as eight groups separated by colons (:) , each group made of four hex values representing 16-bits