I purchased a laptop, an IBM 2652 ( A20 ?) There is a sticker on the back of it that says the following " 802.3 MAC address : ......" with a series of 12 letters and numbers in pairs of two. Also there is a little plate with two screws in it, that cover a compartment. In this compartment there is two little cards that are attached to the back of the mother board. One of them has the same sticker on it, that is on the back of the case listing the "802.3 MAC address: " on it as well. There is another compartment on the back that holds the RAM.
I am wondering what this address sticker is referring to ? I have looked it up on the net and it seems that it might be a wireless network card? If so I can I configure this.
I have a actiontec modem with wireless that I use with my DSL.
I also remember reading somewhere that you can look up the IBM serial number and find out more about my laptop.
Thanks
2007-02-12 13:19:34 · 5 answers · asked by mallicoatdd 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I guess I am saying does this indicate that my laptop has a Wireless network card. It wasn't listed as coming with one. How would I find out if it did, and then configure it. I know my modem supports wireless.
2007-02-12 15:05:52 · update #1
A MAC address is the way a network or group of computers identifies your specific computer using hardware. Think of it like your official home address. You get mail or news or information sent SPECIFICALLY to your computer. It is different to an IP address. The IP address identifies your service/subscription/location as well as the class level of the IP address. A MAC address identifies a specific computer using that specific card. You seems to be a built-in wireless access card.
As for the specifics about your computer, you could check out the IBM website and go to the area where you could type in the serial number for the info. usually found under technical support. There are also a couple of other sites out there that have the information as well.
You can configure the access card through the control panel and possibly through the computer management menu.
2007-02-12 13:37:45 · answer #1 · answered by vail2073 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All these answers and not a mention of the OSI 7-layer model. For shame. And "We Will Never Forget/Adam Davis" is the only person who actually said what the MAC address is for.... and he gets modded -2. Wikipedia aggregates human knowledge as Yahoo Answers aggregates ignorance.
2016-05-24 03:32:11 · answer #2 · answered by Patricia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
802 is a wireless standard. If the card has a MAC address, it is a network card. You probably have both a wired and a wireless NIC. I do.
2007-02-12 13:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, it's not very important.
It's the unique identifier for your network card. Every network card has a unique number.
It's used automatically.
2007-02-12 14:07:48 · answer #4 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it might be your memory but im not for sure
2007-02-12 13:29:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋