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TL;DR — Key Takeaways A MAC address is a unique 48-bit hardware identifier for a network interface. It is how devices find each other on a local network. MAC addresses work at Layer 2 and look like A4:83:E7:2F:5B:10. That is six hex pairs split by colons or hyphens. Find yours in system settings or with … Read more