# MAC Address Generator Guide

Generate random MAC addresses, with optional prefix.

- Tool: https://ilham.dev/tools/mac-address-generator/
- Guide URL: https://ilham.dev/guides/mac-address-generator/
- Tool guides index: https://ilham.dev/guides/tools/
- Broader guide: Network Debugging Notes (https://ilham.dev/guides/network-debugging/)

## What it does

Generate random MAC addresses, optionally holding a prefix so the result stays inside a vendor range you specify.

## Use the tool

Open https://ilham.dev/tools/mac-address-generator/, add the input the tool asks for, run it, and check the output before using it elsewhere.

## Input and output

- Input: text.
- Output: text.
- Category: Network.

## Privacy and processing
Processing happens locally in your browser. This tool does not upload the input to ilham.dev.

## Questions

### Can I use a generated MAC on a real network?

Technically yes, but if it collides with another device on the same segment both will break. Keep the locally-administered bit set so the address cannot clash with a registered vendor range.