DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAC VS IP ADDRESS
MAC ( Media Access Control )
It is physical address
It is 48 bits (6 bytes)
It is hexadecimal Number
MAC address is assigned by the Manufacturer of NIC card
It works at OSI layer 2 Link layer
IP ( Internet protocol )
It is logical address
It is 32 bit address
It is decimal number digits or Binary
It changing depending on the network environment
It is provided by ISP ( internet service provider ) or Network Admistrator
It works network layer
NIC full form - (Network interface card )
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