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Why does the Ethernet protocol use physical addresses?

Why does the Ethernet protocol use physical addresses?
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Asked by Katmagsalin, Last updated: Jan 15, 2025

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John Smith

John Smith

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Answered Feb 13, 2017

To uniquely identify devices at Layer 2
To allow communication between different devices on the same network
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