03-30-2009 06:42 AM - edited 03-06-2019 04:54 AM
Hello,
I found a mac-address on my router and after some research, I found tha was generate by ma Cisco 4948. (00:1A:5D) But if I look for the manufacturer, I found this:
Mobinnova Corp.
I have no material from this manufacturer.
Is it possible that some manufacturer sell some mac-address range to other manufacturer?
Thanks,
03-30-2009 07:46 AM
Some manufacturers use hardware made by other manufacturers in their products.
You can have a Sony laptop with a NIC made by some other company.
03-30-2009 02:55 PM
I agree with Victor. It's just not financially viable for a PC/Laptop manufacturer to create a business to manufacture NICs. Alot of the big manufacturer just purchase bulk stock from NIC manufacturers on a case-to-case basis. It's like a bidding war. Intel might offer 10k units for 0.95 while Broadcom will offer 11k for 0.95.
That's why you'll see some models have different chipsets.
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