MAC Address Vendor Lookup

Find the manufacturer behind any MAC address instantly.

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About MAC Address Analyzer

A locally administered bit is what phone MAC randomisation sets, which is why a vendor lookup returns nothing for many devices on a network scan. That is the feature working as intended rather than a failed lookup.

Identify the manufacturer of any MAC address by matching its OUI against the full IEEE registry, then decode the rest of the address. The lookup runs in your browser.

Every network interface has a 48-bit MAC address whose first 24 bits — the OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier) — are assigned by the IEEE to a specific manufacturer. This analyzer looks that OUI up against the full IEEE registry to name the vendor, then decodes the rest of the address: it splits the OUI and NIC portions, reads the individual/group bit to tell you whether the address is unicast or multicast, and reads the universal/local bit to show whether it is universally administered (UAA, burned in) or locally administered (LAA, software-set).

It also normalises the address into every common notation — colon, hyphen, Cisco dot and bare — and derives the Modified EUI-64 interface identifier used in IPv6. The IEEE vendor database is fetched only when this tool is opened, so no other page pays for it.

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Frequently asked questions

How does a MAC address identify a manufacturer?

The first three bytes are the Organisationally Unique Identifier, assigned by the IEEE to a specific company. Looking those up against the public registry tells you who made the network interface.

Why does an unknown device show as a random vendor?

Modern phones and laptops use MAC randomisation on Wi-Fi for privacy, generating a locally administered address that belongs to no manufacturer. If a lookup returns nothing, that is usually why.

Can a MAC address be traced to a person or location?

No. It identifies a network interface, not a person, and it does not travel beyond the local network segment — routers replace it at every hop, so it never reaches a remote site.

Common Use Cases

  • Identifying an unfamiliar device on your home or office network
  • Confirming hardware vendors during a network audit
  • Spotting randomised addresses while troubleshooting Wi-Fi

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