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Martens, Robert L [What is a MAC address?]
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 ==== What is a MAC address? ====
-It is the hardware identifier for the network device on your machine. It is sometimes called a MAC address, hardware address, network address, or similar things. Often you can find the information needed in your device settings, sometimes printed on the box, or on the wireless connection screen.
+It is the hardware identifier for the network device on your machine. It is sometimes called a MAC address, hardware address, network address, or similar things. Often you can find the information needed in your device settings, printed on the box, on a sticker on the device, or on a network connection screen. They often look like pairs of letters and numbers separated by colons.
-This information is vital and is needed in order for the network to be able to recognize your device and give it the access you require.
+Look for something like this: ''aa:bb:cc:11:22:33''.
+This information is vital and is needed in order for the network to be able to recognize your device and give it the access you require. Providing even a single inaccurate digit or number is enough to stop a device from connecting properly.
 ==== I can't connect my device to the network, what should I do? ====

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