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Re: is there private MAC address space?



On 05/10/2010 02:50 AM, Martin wrote:
> For IP addresses there are 10.x.x.x , 192.168.x.x IP address that can
> be used for private networks. Is there something similar for MAC
> address of network cards that can be safely used with virtual
> emulators and to be sure not to collide with any real network card
> (current or future)?
>
> Currently I am using MAC address
> 52:54:00:12:34:x
> I guess I got it form some example for qemu usage or similar.
>
> Martin
>
>
>   
In a sense all MAC addresses are private... The first 3 bytes are
assigned by the IEEE and the last 3 by the company the first 3 are
assigned to.  For more information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address


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