CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.9.1MIBs
The Management Information Bases (MIBs) are a database resident on the
1.10REVIEW OF ADDRESSING
For network devices to recognize one another, unique identifiers, referred to as addresses, are required. The following sections are intended for review, and do not represent a comprehensive description of network addressing.
This section begins by discussing the two types of addressing used in TCP/IP networks, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and Media Access Control (MAC) addresses. These descriptions are followed by an overview of the process of configuring addresses in a network, including examples of network Classes and the creation of subnets within networks.
1.10.1MAC Addresses
The MAC address is a unique,
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All MAC addresses are administered by the IEEE and are generally assigned at the time of manufacture, and cannot be changed. The first three octets uniquely identify the manufacturer. Cabletron devices’ MAC addresses all start with:
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