Monthly Archive: August 2011

Aug 28

Addressing MAC Addresses

A MAC address (Media Access Control address) is an identifier for network devices (usually communication cards) made up of six bytes. It is (apparently, though not literally) unique, and so can be used to identify not only the device, but to an extent the computer or system that uses the device. The usual representation of …

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Aug 08

Linux and Broadcom Drivers

Well, after a lot of effort having to play around with partitions on my laptop, I managed to install Fedora. After booting up, I remembered that Fedora, unlike Ubuntu, doesn’t have any propietary drivers. This can pose quite an issue for those in need of propietary wireless drivers, even more so for those like me, …

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