From owner-freebsd-security Sun Dec 10 20:34:16 2000 From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 10 20:34:14 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from moek.pir.net (moek.pir.net [209.192.237.190]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F29537B400 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:34:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from pir by moek.pir.net with local (Exim) id 145KfA-0003cy-00 for freebsd-security@freebsd.org; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:34:08 -0500 Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:34:07 -0500 From: Peter Radcliffe To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MAC Address Message-ID: <20001210233407.C9158@pir.net> Reply-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org References: <3A3457AA.7507D386@enter.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3A3457AA.7507D386@enter.net>; from dh@enter.net on Sun, Dec 10, 2000 at 11:27:22PM -0500 X-fish: < X-Copy-On-Listmail: Please do NOT Cc: me on list mail. Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Daniel Hauer 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