macadress

Benning Elektrotechnik und Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG

MA-L
MA-L: a full /24 OUI block, IEEE's largest, covering 16,777,216 addresses.
Prefix00:17:1E:00:00:00 /24
Vendor addressMuensterstraße 135-137 Bocholt NRW DE 46397
Country🇩🇪  Germany
RegisteredJan 27, 2006
Block range00:17:1E:00:00:00– 00:17:1E:FF:FF:FF
Address capacity16,777,216
AdministrationUniversally administered: its prefix comes from a block registered through the IEEE Registration Authority
TransmissionUnicast: addressed to a single device
SourceIEEE Registration Authority

Address capacity is the size of this registered block, not a count of devices actually manufactured or online. Registration identifies the organization holding the block, not a specific device model or unit.

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Ownership timeline

  1. Jan 27, 2006 – Feb 25, 2026 Theo Benning GmbH & Co. KG name changed
  2. Feb 25, 2026 – present Benning Elektrotechnik und Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG

Example addresses in this block

00:17:1E:00:00:00 00:17:1E:7F:FF:FF 00:17:1E:FF:FF:FF

Where this block sits

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The nearest registered blocks of the same size on either side of this one in IEEE's address space.

Benning Elektrotechnik und Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG holds 1 registered blocks in the IEEE registry, ranking #6,855 of 33,427 organizations by block count.