MACosoitteeseen
MACosoitteeseen is a Finnish term that translates to "to the MAC address" or "at the MAC address". It refers to the unique hardware identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for communications at the data link layer of a network segment. A MAC address is typically a 48-bit number, often represented as six groups of two hexadecimal digits separated by colons or hyphens, such as 00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E.
In networking, devices use MAC addresses to communicate with each other on a local network. When a