Retrieving client's MAC address

[Andy]

Hi all,

In a recent intranet project, I want to limit the access to my mobile
asp.net appl only to a set of authorized MAC addresses by determining
client's MAC address.
Is there any way to recognize client's MAC address in vb.net?
I'll appreciate any helps.

TIA,
andy

 

[Mark Rae]

In a recent intranet project, I want to limit the access to my mobile
asp.net appl only to a set of authorized MAC addresses by determining
client's MAC address.
Is there any way to recognize client's MAC address in vb.net?
I'll appreciate any helps.

Retrieving a machine's MAC address is a fairly trivial exercise using the
..NET Framework
http://www.google.com/search?source...GLD:2004-51,GGLD:en&q="ASP.NET"+"MAC+address"

However, if you were to run this code in ASP.NET, you'd get the MAC address
of the server, not the client.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

However, if you were to run this code in ASP.NET, you'd get the MAC

address of the server, not the client.

This s because the client's MAC address is not sent with the HTTP Request
headers. The only information avialable from the client is that which is
entered automatically into the HTTP Request headers, and that which is
provided voluntarily by the user.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Ambiguity has a certain quality to it.

 

[Mark Rae]

This s because the client's MAC address is not sent with the HTTP Request
headers.

Er, yeah I know... thanks.

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Er, yeah I know... thanks.

Well, Mark, you're not the only person reading this.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Ambiguity has a certain quality to it.