There might also already be a protocol out there that does this.īeyond that, I wouldn't have the slightest clue as the curiosity itch has never pulled me in this direction. That will probably give you enough background to write your own protocol. Then you can pick up a book on TCP/IP and read how the TCP/IP protocol is implemented. In the space provided below the option Enter the network address to ping, enter the IP address or web URL for which you want to set the. Choose Network Utilities and now, click on Ping. Well, if you don't know how to program you can start that way. How to Test Ping on your Mac with Network Utility. I wouldn't know where you would start with any of this. You could certainly make up a protocol that uses just the MAC address as the address on the network, and then write a simple communication tool to send and receive messages just using the MAC address as the target computer. Because in order to consider yourself communicating on the MAC address level, you would have to write your own set of protocols. I can see how learning to communicate on the MAC address level is a worth while study as it will give you a deep understanding of how and why the tcp/ip protocol is implemented and so necessary.
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