| Post ID |
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| 492578 |
2006-10-19 07:14:00 |
You shouldn't change the MAC address arbitrarily, although it "probably" won't cause any problems. The MAC address is supposed to be absolutely unique. The computer gets packets from the nearest router using the MAC address, not the IP address. But as long as you don't give another card the same MAC address in your LAN it won't matter.Yes, I do know this. However let's face it - how likely is it for another PC on my LAN to have that MAC address? Not very. Especially not when I have then all written down in the firewall config anyway. You can't deny that aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff is a much easier address to remember than 00:00:00:21:5f:cc ever could be. |
Erayd (23) |
| 492579 |
2006-10-20 03:37:00 |
But how often do you need to enter the MAC address? |
Graham L (2) |
| 492580 |
2006-10-20 03:40:00 |
But how often do you need to enter the MAC address? But as I said, it's unlikely to cause problems in a home LAN. If it did there would be only one victim: the perpetrator. ;) In a large network user-chosen MAC addresses could be a disaster. |
Graham L (2) |
| 492581 |
2006-10-20 03:46:00 |
Very true. Any admin who tries that in a corporate network deserves to be shot. As for how often I need to enter it - not very. Realistically about once every four months or so. But when I do need it, it'll save the bother of finding out what it is.
Plus, there's that age old geek tradition - if something can be changed, why not change it? As the saying goes: "If it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet" :p |
Erayd (23) |
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