Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 10:15:27 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Pechter <pechter@pechter.dyndns.org> To: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: MAC Address change Message-ID: <200012111515.eBBFFR212066@bg-tc-ppp975.monmouth.com> In-Reply-To: <bulk.6724.20001211044426@hub.freebsd.org> from security-digest at "Dec 11, 2000 04:44:26 am"
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> > From: "Will Mitayai Keeso Rowe" <mitayai@dreaming.org>
> > To: "David Erickson" <erickson@mddsg.com>
> > Cc: <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
> > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 3:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: MAC Address
> >
> >
> > > Dave,
> > >
> > > I'm sure you could work it out, but i'm curious as why you would want
> > > to do this? A MAC address provides a necessary function in it's
> sequences
> > > of set prefixes and it's sequence of unique suffixes.
> > >
> > > -Mit
> > >
Also, certain protocols also tinker with the MAC address -- for example
DECnet -- which I believe uses part of the DECnet area number in your MAC
address for routing.
I'll be looking into the DECnet further when I get my Vax running and Linux
DECnet talking to it.
--Bill
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