What is a MAC Address? Whether you work in a wired network office or a wireless one, one thing is common for both environments: It takes both network software and hardware (cables, routers, etc.) to transfer data from your computer to another—or from a computer thousands of miles away to yours. How to Change Mac's Administrator Name and Password. If you can log in to the Mac administrator account, it can be easy to find out the administrator name and password and then change the names and passwords to new ones.But sometimes, you also need to change the login keychain. Type the following command to change the Bonjour hostname of your Mac: This is the name usable on the local network, for example myMac.local. Sudo scutil -set LocalHostName name so for example: sudo scutil -set LocalHostName flame01.local.

Names that start with Mac or Mc are Irish or Scottish patronymics designating 'son of.' Of course, many of the most popular Mac names today, such as Mackenzie and McKenna, are usually given to girls. But there are a raft of lesser-used Mac names that work well for boys and lead to the adorable short form Mac.
Along with Mackenzie and McKenna, other Mac names in the US Top 1000 include McKinley, McKenzie, and Mack itself. Mac and Mc names including Macallister, McCoy, and McGreggor have been chosen by celebrities for their children.
If you have a Mac name on your family tree, consider co-opting it as a name for your son or daughter. Or select from our list of Mac and Mc Names, below.
Mac Names

• Macallister

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• Macbeth

  Although appearing as a patronym (nope, it doesn't mean 'son of Elizabeth'), Macbeth originated as a given name. It is derived from the Gaelic MacBeatha, describing a religious man.
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• Macdonald

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MAC may refer to any of the following:

1. Short for medium access control, or MAC address. Known as a physical address and hardware address whose number is uniquely formatted in hexadecimal format and given to each computer or network device on a computer network. The addresses are usually assigned by the hardware manufacturer, and these ID's are considered burned into the firmware of the network access hardware. Because of this process, some vendors use specific formats in the hardware address. Below is an example of a MAC address.

Because a MAC address is a unique address, devices on a network do not share the same MAC address.

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Because of the potential of tracking wireless devices by using a MAC address, many manufacturers (e.g., Apple, Google, and Microsoft) generate random MAC addresses.

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• Network and network card help and support.

2. A Mac is also an abbreviation used to describe Macintosh, a line of personal computers created by Apple.

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Apple terms, Computer acronyms, Hardware terms, Hexadecimal, Hostid, Network terms, Physical address