3Way Networks Ltd — MAC prefix identifies a registry assignment
Summary
- // what this is
- 3Way Networks is registered to MAC prefix
00:1A:8Ein the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with00:1A:8E, that block was registered by 3Way Networks — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- An exact match identifies the registry assignment; it does not identify a specific device or establish deployment, prevalence, or safety.
About this vendor.
A MAC address beginning 00:1A:8E matches an IEEE MA-L assignment registered to 3Way Networks Ltd. The supplied evidence does not identify a device category or product that uses this prefix, so a prefix match cannot identify a particular device. The record lists GB as part of the registrant address, indicating the United Kingdom; it does not establish current company identity or deployment location.
This is a 24-bit prefix, leaving 24 bits for suffix values: 16,777,216 possible values. That is a mathematical address-space count, not a count of devices or shipments. For this exact prefix, the first octet 00 has Group bit 0 and Local bit 0. RFC 7042 explains that these bits have significance in MAC addresses; changing either bit produces a different prefix, not a variation within this fixed assignment.
An exact match supports identifying the recorded assignment only. It does not establish who operates an observed device, how common the prefix is in traffic, or whether an address is safe. The supplied IEEE CSV record does not display an assignment date.
- Registry and prefix
- MA-L;
00:1A:8E[Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv - Country indication
- United Kingdom (
GBin the registry address) [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv - Device category
- Unknown; the supplied evidence does not map a device category to this prefix [Unknown]
- Company
- 3Way Networks Ltd [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Registry
- MA-L [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Prefixes
00:1A:8E[Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv- Total prefix count
- 1 [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv
- Country
- United Kingdom, indicated by
GBin the registry address [Confirmed] — https://standards-oui.ieee.org/oui/oui.csv - Device types
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Notable products
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Industry
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Organization status
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Website
- Unknown [Unknown]
- Related vendors
- Unknown [Unknown]