What is MAC Address | What is MAC Address Spoofing |



Probably all of you will know about the IP address, but hardly anyone knows about the MAC address. If you also do not know about the MAC Address, then you are right because today I am going to tell you about the MAC Address in detail.

In this case, if you are interested in knowing about What is MAC Address, MAC Spoofing, MAC Filtering, then you should read this article thoroughly,



    What is MAC Address?


    MAC (Media Access Control), also known as Physical Address, is a Unique & Permanent Address for all Electronic & Networking Devices,

    MAC is the Identification Number of the hardware of any devices (Computer, Printer, Router, Phone), it is a 12 Digit Hexa-decimal Number, which is in a 2-2 Pair.

    What is the use of Mac Address: 


    There are many uses of MAC, but I will give you information about some common uses...

    If your laptop is lost or stolen, then you can track your laptop very easily through MAC. 

    If you have a Router and who knows the password of your Router, in such a way, if you want someone to connect to your Router from your phone or laptop. In such a situation, you can block that particular phone or laptop with MAC Address Filter ON. 

    When you use any ISPs, in such a situation when you do not pay the Internet bill. So those ISPs block your MAC address so that you cannot access the Internet. 

    Any Electronic & Networking Device connects to each other by MAC and communicates with each other.

    Where is the MAC address or how to check the MAC address of laptop, phone: 


    To check MAC, you just have to write a simple command, after that, you can see the MAC of your system.

    "Ipconfig / all" or "getmac" 

    To check the MAC address in Android Phone, 

    • Go to Phone Setting, then to About Phone. 
    • You can check the MAC of Android Phone by clicking on the "Status" option in About Phone.

    What is MAC spoofing and how to do it: 


    "MAC Address Spoofing" means to change the MAC i.e. to change the original identity of a computer or phone. 

    There are many tools & software to change the MAC address of a computer or phone, with the help of which MAC address Spoofing can be done very easily.

    How to change the Android phone's MAC: 


    To change the MAC address of the Android Phone, first, the phone has to be rooted, after that, you will find many such apps on the Play Store. With whose help you can change the MAC address of Android phone. for example...

    • ChameleMAC
    • Terminal MAC Changer

    How to change the computer's MAC: 


    To change the MAC address of a laptop or computer, you can easily change the MAC of your computer by downloading the "Technitium MAC Changer" software. 

    Note: It is legal to change MAC address, you can change the MAC of your computer, phone. But after changing the MAC address, the activity (hacking, The DDOS ​​attack,) that people do, is Illegal. So I did not tell about MAC Spoofing.

    How MAC Filtering Happens: 


    I have told you about MAC Filtering before if you have not read that article yet, you can get complete information about MAC Filtering by clicking on the link. 

    By the way, MAC Filtering is used to block a Particular MAC, if you want a Particular Laptop or Phone not connected to your Router, so you can add MAC of that Laptop or Phone to the filter. Turn on MAC Filtering ON.

    Conclusion: Friends, this post has been told about MAC & MAC spoofing, hope you have liked this post and will be helpful to you if you have any questions or suggestions about this post, do not comment below Forgot