Mac address for 00005B

Company / Vendor
ELTEC ELEKTRONIK AG
Prefix
00005B
Database Type
IEEE MA-L
Start Mac Address
00005B000000
End Mac Address
00005BFFFFFF
Company Address
Galileo-Galilei-Strasse 11
Maindenhead Berkshire SL6 2HP
Germany 🇩🇪
Possible Devices
16777216
This number represents the possible device number that can be manufactured using this mac address, but doesn't mean it is all has been manufactured yet
Link
00005B

Every network device's MAC address starts with a 3-byte OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier) that the IEEE assigns to its manufacturer. Feed this tool a MAC address and it looks that prefix up in the official registry, then tells you which company built the hardware.

Looking up a MAC address like this returns the registered manufacturer:

3C:5A:B4:12:34:56 Google, Inc.

Can a MAC address reveal my exact device model?

No. It identifies the manufacturer through the OUI, not the specific model, and it tells you nothing personal about the device owner.

Why does the lookup fail for some addresses?

Locally-administered or randomized MAC addresses, common on modern phones for privacy reasons, don't map to a registered manufacturer. Those won't return a vendor.

Where does the vendor data come from?

The IEEE's public OUI registry, which manufacturers register with whenever they're assigned a block of MAC addresses.

Does this tool store the addresses I look up?

The lookup exists to identify a device vendor for troubleshooting or inventory purposes, not to track or log individual users.