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Step 2: Lookup the vendors who are the registered owners of the OUI that you listed in the table.
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b. Use the information that you found to update the vendor column in the chart in Step 1.
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How many different vendors did you discover?

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networking standards, including Ethernet and wireless
standards. IEEE committees are responsible for
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connections, media requirements and communications
protocols. Each technology standard is assigned a
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Since the creation of Ethernet in 1973, standards have
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so popular. Each version of Ethernet has an associated
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DHCP
standards. The standard notation translates as:

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Early versions of Ethernet were relatively slow at 10
Mbps. The latest versions of Ethernet operate at 10
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faster these new versions are than the original Ethernet

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All communication requires a way to identify the source
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When your name is called, you listen to the message

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and respond. Other people in the room may hear the
message, but they ignore it because it is not addressed
to them.
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On Ethernet networks, a similar method exists for
5 identifying source and destination hosts. Each host
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physical address which serves to identify the host on
5.4.1 The Rise of Ethernet the network.

Every Ethernet network interface has a physical

5.4.2 Ethernet Evolution
address assigned to it when it is manufactured. This
address is known as the Media Access Control (MAC)
5.4.3 Video - Ethernet Addressing address. The MAC address identies each source and
destination host on the network.

5.4.4 The Ethernet MAC Address

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In this lab, you will complete the following objectives:

11 Transport Layer Services  Determine the MAC address of a Windows

computer on an Ethernet network using the ipcong
/all command.
Analyze a MAC address to determine the
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manufacturer.

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