mac address of single computors

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is it possible to change the mac address of my computer?

i want to set up my wireless network using mac addresses but would like to
make and register on the net work my own macs
 
charlie b said:
is it possible to change the mac address of my computer?

i want to set up my wireless network using mac addresses but would like to
make and register on the net work my own macs
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The MAC address is generally hard-coded into a ROM chip on the network
card. Some cards have utilities that do allow you to change the MAC
address. However I would consider such tinkering to be risky, unless
you have a good knowledge of the internal coding structure of the MAC
address and how they are generated.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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has never been in bed with a mosquito."
 
Ron Martell said:
The MAC address is generally hard-coded into a ROM chip on the network
card. Some cards have utilities that do allow you to change the MAC
address. However I would consider such tinkering to be risky, unless
you have a good knowledge of the internal coding structure of the MAC
address and how they are generated.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
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thanks ron
 
Hello,

One way to find out if yours is changeable is by opening network
connections, select the network icon, configure, and I believe it is network
address.. Select the radio button, enter a new MAC address, and then exit.
Once you have done this, you can go to cmd and run ipconfig /all to see if
it took.

Also, you can change the MAC address of some cards via the registry, but you
have to get additional info from the command line. This is a bit dangerous
though.
 
QuidnuncSimcha said:
Hello,

One way to find out if yours is changeable is by opening network
connections, select the network icon, configure, and I believe it is
network address.. Select the radio button, enter a new MAC address, and
then exit. Once you have done this, you can go to cmd and run ipconfig
/all to see if it took.

Also, you can change the MAC address of some cards via the registry, but
you have to get additional info from the command line. This is a bit
dangerous though.
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thanks m8,
this works great on my wired network card, but not on my WiFi wireless
network card.
 
charlie b said:
thanks m8,
this works great on my wired network card, but not on my WiFi wireless
network card.
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now working on my WiFi.
thanks for your help m8.
 
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