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The MAC address is normally hardwired on the NIC. &nbsp;There is software you can use to spoof the MAC Address that is OS based.
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The MAC address is normally hardwired on the NIC.  There is software you can use to spoof the MAC Address that is OS based.

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Is the MAC Address stored in the NIC's &quot;firmware&quot;? &nbsp;How is the value physically stored on the NIC?
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Is the MAC Address stored in the NIC's "firmware"?  How is the value physically stored on the NIC?

How is the MAC address stored?

Networking hardware includes the physical devices facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, networking hardware includes gateways, routers, network bridges, modems, wireless access points, networking cables, line drivers, switches, hubs, and repeaters. But it also includes hybrid network devices such as multilayer switches, protocol converters, bridge routers, proxy servers, firewalls, network address translators, multiplexers, network interface controllers, wireless network interface controllers, ISDN terminal adapters and other related hardware.