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one is a 6 lots of 8 bit numbers, the other is 4 lots of 8 bit numbers - how come we always quote one in hex and the other in decimal?
(just setting up a log for both on a DHCP server, and the disparity seems strange)
Posted : 08/11/2015 9:57 pm
use ipv6 if you want them to be more consistent 🙂
Posted : 08/11/2015 10:08 pm
Just BECAUSE.
Now stop asking silly questions.
Posted : 08/11/2015 10:11 pm
Because we rarely have to remember MAC addresses; converting IPs to 4 x 8bit numbers makes them easy to recall and quote.
Posted : 08/11/2015 10:17 pm
MAC is lower level and lower level stuff sounds cooler in hex.
Posted : 08/11/2015 10:22 pm