Difference Between IP Address and Mac Address in Details
IP ADDRESS |
MAC ADDRESS |
|
|
IP Address:
Class: A
N/W |
HOST |
HOST |
HOST |
CLASS B
N/W |
N/W |
HOST |
HOST |
CLASS C
N/W |
N/W |
N/W |
HOST |
Note:
Class A have 8 bit Network Address and 24 Bit Host Address.
Class B have 16 bit Network Address and 16 Bit Host Address.
Class CA have 24 bit Network Address and 8 Bit Host Address.
Class A, B, C are unicasting (one to one communication)
- Class d is multicasting
- Class e is broadcasting
IP ADRESS CLASSES
CLASS |
RANGE |
N/W/HOSTS |
A |
1 - 126 |
N.H.H.H |
B |
128 -191 |
N.NH.H.H |
C |
191-223 |
N.N.N.H |
D |
224-239 |
Reserved for multicasting |
E |
240-254 |
Experimental, reserved for research |
Class A Addresses
127.0.0.1- 127.255.255.255
MAC Address /Physical Address
- It’s written on NIC Cards of a system
- It will be 12 Bit
- It will be 12 digit hexadecimal format