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Subject: Re: Change MAC address of LAN card in rc.conf. How?
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--- Michael Grant <michael.grant@gmail.com> wrote:

> Just curious, why would you ever need to change your
> mac address?

In my university network, IP numbers must match a
previously registered MAC address, otherwise the IP
number is blocked. So our group has a list of IP
numbers, that each only work with a specific MAC
address.

When shifting around computers and IP addresses, it
is easier to fake the MAC address to what I need,
than to start a procedure with the computer center
to change the MAC address of a certain IP number.

I manage to do this easily on my FreeBSD PCs.

However, my colleagues are suprised and ask me how
to do this on their MS-Windows systems.....

Rob.


		
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