At which layer of the OSI model does a MAC address reside?

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2006-10-17 07:34:39 · 3 answers · asked by papacitoloko1117 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking

The MAC address comes from the NIC card, it is the physical address of the computer. It is used on layer 2 or the data link layer.

2006-10-18 12:31:02 · answer #1 · answered by northwinbale 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Layer 2 of the OSI model contains both Media Access Control and Data Link. This is where the MAC address resides.

2006-10-18 23:21:27 · answer #2 · answered by TelephoneMan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ummm... gee... let me think....
the hardware layer?

2006-10-17 18:35:32 · answer #3 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋