subject: Network Physical Address Of Dedicated Server Hosting [print this page] When it comes to choosing a hosting package or server from a web hosting provider, the first thing in mind most of the customers have is the network speed they will get as this makes the difference in loading the website when requested to be displayed. Hence, whenever you consider a hosting package or server, especially dedicated server hosting from a hosting provider, the most important thing to look forward to is the network speed.
If you are targeting a specific region or country for business, it is recommended that you have the dedicated server from the hosting provider who provides dedicated server hosting in the specific region or country from the SEO point of view which is really important with regards to the online success of your website. The IP address of the dedicated servers can let you know the region in which the servers are located, however, to get some information about the physical address of the network of dedicated web hosting, you need to follow some steps before which it is important for you to know what basically is Network Physical Address.
Physical address filtering is a little different from WEP or WPA. It doesnt use a password to authenticate users it uses a computers physical hardware. Each computer has its own unique MAC address and hence the dedicated server also has a unique MAC address. Physical address filtering allows only machines with specific Physical address access the network. You must specify which addresses are allowed when you set up your router on Dedicated Server Hosting. If you want to know what your Physical address is, this is an easy process. MAC stands for Media Access Control and the Physical addressable you to locate the network adapters address of your PC or the server.
All you have to do is to follow the steps below on your Windows dedicated servers :
* Step 1: Go to the Start Menu and select the Run option.
* Step 2: Enter command to open the command prompt window.
* Step 3: Hence copy and paste the command ipconfig /all. For XP users, use the command getmac instead.
* Step 4: You will find the MAC address in the section labeled Physical Address. It is easily recognized as a series of 6 groups of numbers and letters.
