badbass Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 I fixed my own problem the other day with the web site I could not get to. I changed the Mac address on my Linksys router (laugh). The common though is these are permanent. When anyone asks I say it is like a Vin number on a car or physical address. That does not change unless the equipment is changed. The key word is physical. My thinking is how do I change my vin number or physical address without buying a new car or moving not going to happen. I understand pppoe and Isps that want the Mac address in a database. Also radius products (steel belted radius) might need this. Could this have changed. Is there an IEEE doc or 802 thing. Thanks you guys are great. Quote
badbass Posted April 27, 2012 Author Posted April 27, 2012 · Hidden by badbass, April 27, 2012 - wrong Hidden by badbass, April 27, 2012 - wrong Okay I was right with the analogy that it is locked in physical like a cars vin number or the address of a building technically. There are a few exceptions. This is like a card that has a burned mac address. A router is like the hull identification number on a boat which can be changed I think.
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