Private
MAC address prefix 00:23:8C is registered to Private in the IEEE OUI registry. Any device whose MAC address begins with 00:23:8C has a network interface built by Private. This prefix (the OUI, or Organizationally Unique Identifier) is assigned by the IEEE and is the first three octets of the address — it covers every MAC from 00:23:8C:00:00:00 to 00:23:8C:FF:FF:FF.
- OUI prefix
- 00:23:8C
- Hyphen form
- 00-23-8C
- MAC range
- 00:23:8C:00:00:00 – 00:23:8C:FF:FF:FF
- Addresses in block
- 16,777,216
- Organization
- Private
- Source
- IEEE OUI registry
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Assignment history (2)
The IEEE registry publishes current state only — this is the change record we've kept since we started tracking it daily.
- 2016-07-29Assigned to "Private"archived source →
- 2026-07-17Assigned to "Private"
Nearby in the registry
The prefixes assigned immediately before and after 00:23:8C:
- IMI Hydronic Engineering international SA00:23:86
- ThinkFlood, Inc.00:23:87
- V.T. Telematica S.p.a.00:23:88
- Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Limited00:23:89
- Ciena Corporation00:23:8A
- Quanta Computer Inc.00:23:8B
- Techno Design Co., Ltd.00:23:8D
- ADB Broadband Italia00:23:8E
- NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION00:23:8F
- Algolware Corporation00:23:90
- Maxian00:23:91
- Proteus Industries Inc.00:23:92
FAQ
- Which company owns MAC address prefix 00:23:8C?
- MAC address prefix 00:23:8C is registered to Private in the IEEE Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) registry. Any device whose MAC address begins with 00:23:8C has a network interface built by Private.
- What is the OUI 00:23:8C?
- 00:23:8C is an Organizationally Unique Identifier — the first three octets (24 bits) of a MAC address, assigned by the IEEE to Private. It covers every address from 00:23:8C:00:00:00 to 00:23:8C:FF:FF:FF, or 16,777,216 addresses in total. It is also written 00-23-8C.
- How do I find the manufacturer of a MAC address?
- Take the first three octets of the address — in 00:23:8C:00:00:00 that is 00:23:8C — and look that prefix up in the IEEE OUI registry. If the second-lowest bit of the first octet is set, the address is locally administered (a randomized or private MAC), which belongs to no manufacturer and will not resolve; modern phones and laptops use these by default on each network.