Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:34:07 -0500 From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MAC Address Message-ID: <20001210233407.C9158@pir.net> In-Reply-To: <3A3457AA.7507D386@enter.net>; from dh@enter.net on Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 11:27:22PM -0500 References: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0012102309540.1973-100000@daedalus.cs.brandeis.edu> <3A3457AA.7507D386@enter.net>
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Daniel Hauer <dh@enter.net> probably said: > Sounds to me all this is just_slightly_unethical_if > _not_bordering_on_illegal. This is a topic for a security mailing list? > I thought we were here to boost network security, not circumvent it. > Just a network technician's opinion. Several OSes allow you to change the ethernet address, and there are several legitimate reasons for needing to. It's a feature I use in testing, to fix broken cards, use "virtual" mac addresses (especially useful for cable modem companies that charge money to change the registered mac address), etc. It's a question for -questions, but it's already been answered here (an option to ifconfig in 4.*). Can we drop it now ? P. -- pir pir@pir.net pir@net.tufts.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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