mac address

[denialist]

hi peepz,
i would like to know if i change the mac address on my machine with command prompt, after reboot would it go back to its original or stay as i set it (new)?
cheers

 

[Geoff]

You can't change your MAC address, it is hard coded in the NIC. The best you can do is "spoof" your MAC address.

 

[tlarkin]

You can't change your MAC address, it is hard coded in the NIC. The best you can do is "spoof" your MAC address.

If you replace the NIC you can change the MAC address though.

 

[denialist]

You can't change your MAC address, it is hard coded in the NIC. The best you can do is "spoof" your MAC address.

thanks for the reply, ok, sorry for not using the right terminology if i spoof the mac address, would it go back to normal after reboot?

 

[tlarkin]

thanks for the reply, ok, sorry for not using the right terminology if i spoof the mac address, would it go back to normal after reboot?

Why do you want to spoof it? Sounds like you are trying to bypass a security system, and no you do it via software tools so you would do it with in the OS itself.

 

[tyttebøvs]

If you replace the NIC you can change the MAC address though.

This guy is very knowledgeable

 

[tlarkin]

This guy is very knowledgeable

HA! I was simply pointing out there is a possible way of changing the MAC address tied to your computer.

 

[Geoff]

If you replace the NIC you can change the MAC address though.

HA! I was simply pointing out there is a possible way of changing the MAC address tied to your computer.

While it's true, I would imagine most people who want to change their MAC want to change it to something specific

 

[tlarkin]

While it's true, I would imagine most people who want to change their MAC want to change it to something specific

Unless you are getting around a ban by MAC address on a forum or say your PS3's MAC gets banned

 

[tyttebøvs]

Well, a forum on the internet cannot ban a user on his mac address

Sometimes you actually use legit mac cloning on your home network

 

[tlarkin]

Well, a forum on the internet cannot ban a user on his mac address

Sometimes you actually use legit mac cloning on your home network

I think they can ban your cable modem's MAC address, not really your PCs MAC address.

I wasn't really going into the specifics of how it is used validly and invalidly, but I guess I did a bit

 

[tyttebøvs]

They cannot ban a modem's mac either. A mac address is only used to communicate on the local physical net you are connected to. So it doesn't get by your internet provider.