BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC. MAC Addresses
This page provides information about MAC addresses and OUIs assigned to BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC.. The Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) is the first 24 bits of a MAC address and is assigned by the IEEE to uniquely identify a vendor or manufacturer.
About BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC. MAC Addresses
MAC addresses beginning with 08:00:08: are manufactured by BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC.. When you see a device on your network with this OUI prefix, it indicates that the device was manufactured by BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC..
The IEEE assigns OUI prefixes to manufacturers to ensure uniqueness in the global networking ecosystem. BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC. has been assigned the OUI prefix 080008 (among others) for use in their network devices.
Common BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC. Devices
Devices manufactured by BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC. that you might encounter on networks include:
- Network interface cards (NICs)
- Routers and switches
- Wireless access points
- IoT devices
- Embedded systems
- And other networking equipment
Identifying BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC. Devices on Your Network
To identify BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC. devices on your network:
- Use network scanning tools to list devices on your network
- Look for MAC addresses starting with any of the OUI prefixes listed in the sidebar
- Use our MAC address lookup tool to confirm the manufacturer
This can be particularly helpful for network inventory, troubleshooting, and security auditing.
MAC Address Format
A complete MAC address consists of 48 bits (6 bytes) and is typically represented in hexadecimal format with each byte separated by a colon or a hyphen. For BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC. devices, the MAC address would look like:
08:00:08:XX:XX:XX
The first three bytes (08:00:08) identify the manufacturer as BOLT BERANEK AND NEWMAN INC., while the last three bytes are unique to each device.