OUI Lookup

Match a MAC prefix to its IEEE-assigned organisation.

Processed locally — nothing is uploaded

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.

Look up an OUI — the first three bytes of a MAC address — against the IEEE registry to find the organisation it was assigned to. It runs entirely 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

What exactly is an OUI?

An Organisationally Unique Identifier — the 24-bit prefix the IEEE assigns to a manufacturer. It appears at the start of every MAC address that company issues, and each block covers roughly 16.7 million addresses.

Can one company hold several OUIs?

Yes, and large manufacturers hold many, acquired over time or through acquisitions. That is why two devices from the same brand can have completely different prefixes.

What do the locally administered and multicast bits mean?

Two flags in the first byte. The locally administered bit means the address was assigned by software rather than the manufacturer — the signature of randomisation or a virtual machine. The multicast bit marks an address meant for a group rather than one interface.

Common Use Cases

  • Resolving a vendor prefix seen in a packet capture
  • Building an inventory of hardware vendors from ARP tables
  • Checking whether an address is manufacturer-assigned or randomised

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