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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
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To: Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu>
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Subject: Re: MAC address
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Garance A Drosihn wrote:
> NIC can also mean Network Interface Card, and each card will (hopefully)
> have it's own unique MAC address.

It's Simple:

	NIC = MAC + PHI + BI

A NIC (Network Interface Card) is a MAC (Media Access
Controller) plus a PHI (Physical Hardware Interface)
plus a BI (Bus Interface).

Oh, "PHI" is pronounced "fie", and "BI" is pronounced
"bye".  8-).

-- Terry

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