Question

What is the difference between IP and MAC address on a PC? What command would you type that will give you both IP and MAC information.

Answer 1

Solution

What is the difference between IP and MAC address on a PC?

IP Address on a PC	MAC Address on a PC
IP-Internet Protocol	MAC-Media Access Control
IP is a logical address of the computer & it is used to uniquely identify computer connected via in the network	MAC address on a PC ensure that physical address of the computer is unique
IP address is a 4 bytes(IPv4) or of 6 bytes(IPv6)	MAC address is 6 byte hexa-decimal address
It can retreived using RARP(Reverse Address Resolution Protocol)	It can be retrieved using ARP(Address Resiution Protocol)
ISP(Internet Service Provider) provides the IP address	Manufacturer/chip maker provides the MAC address
Example of IP address 191.134.172..1	Example of MAC address 00:1B:44:11:3A:B7

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What command would you type that will give you both IP and MAC information.

Answer

ipconfig /all

Explanation

ipconfig /all command used to give both IP and MAC infomration

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