When communicating over Wi-Fi, your iPhone needs to verify itself on the network before it can receive data—intended for it—on that network. It does this using a MAC address or Wi-Fi address. While ...

A MAC address may be the address of your Mac, but they’re not interchangeable. MAC stands for Media (or Medium) Access Control, a geeky term for a part of network communications between the actual ...

Both your MacBook's wireless and Ethernet network interfaces have 12-digit MAC addresses that help identify the computer's networking hardware on your network. These addresses can be handy for network ...

If a device can access the internet, it has a MAC address. Short for Media Access Control address, this uniquely identifies a device on a network, almost like a house or apartment number. While you ...

Billions of computers are linked through the Internet. And with so many devices communicating and exchanging information, each one needs to have a unique identifier so that the right information ...

Another one of the under the radar but valuable privacy changes to come with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 is the option to mask your device’s Wi-Fi address. Read along for how to easily use a private Wi-Fi ...

Every time you connect your iPhone or iPad to a Wi-Fi network, the network uses your device’s MAC address to identify it and allow it to communicate on the network. In an ideal scenario, this is ...

Both the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 are excellent gaming consoles to enjoy AAA games at high frame rates. Among the many reasons to buy an Xbox Series X over the PS5 are exclusive features like ...

Did you know that your Apple Watch can use a different MAC address with each Wi-Fi network to prevent network operators from tracking your activity across different Wi-Fi networks? To communicate with ...

At a starting price point of $399, there are several reasons to buy a PS5 — including the combination of a custom AMD Zen 2 CPU and RDNA 2 graphics that make it one of the cheapest ways to enjoy 4K ...