how to change mac address of a system ?
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Answer / venu
This is Venu.b
We can't change the MAC address of system. It's uniq. It's
created by manifacturer by the time of Manifacturing.
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Answer / ramesh rao
Answer by Ramesh - Cisco Instructor
MAC - Media Access Control
- Also known as physical address (cannot be changed
convetionally)
- (IP Address - logical address - can be changed)
- contains 48 bits or 6 bytes
- Example 00-13-02-C0-14-13
FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF - ARP broadcast
Each F (in this case) is an Hexa decimal number is
called "Nibble"
The first 3 bytes (00-13-02) is vendor specific
The second 3 bytes (C0-14-13) - is allocated to the
vendor by the IEEE
- MAC address can be used for security (in Switches)
- MAC address security is extra protection in Wireless
Networks
- MAC spoofing (changing the MAC address) can be used
or both for good and bad purposes (Not recommended -
may create issues in your network)
- Use "ipconfig /all" or "net config rdr" in command
prompt
- to change MAC (NIC properties / advanced TAB /
Locally administered Address / in XP / VISTA)
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Answer / bhavin jani
Physically we can change the MAC address but logically we
can change the MAC address
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Answer / shivananda
We can't change the MAC address of system. It's uniq. It's
created by manifacturer by the time of Manifacturing.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 8 Yes | 5 No |
Answer / ramsagar
In linux, you can change the hardware (MAC) address of your
machine.This is how it is done.I'am aware about windows.
# ifconfig eth0 down
# ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:80:48:BA:d1:20
# ifconfig eth0 up
# ifconfig eth0 |grep HWaddr
it done!!!
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Answer / vinayblr
Physically we can’t edit/change the MAC address but
logically we
can edit/change the MAC address.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 5 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / shankar kumar
It is possible to change the MAC address of a system. It is
unique 64bit(6 Byte) address given by manufacture but we
can change logically.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / rahul madan
If u want to change the MAC address of system then u have
to repalce the NIC card or LAN Card.
or
We cannot change the MAC or Physical address of system.
it is unique.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / mmad
Normally the Mac address can not be changed, It is set by
the Manufacturer and is supposed to be unique BUT.. certain
Manufacts. DO allow you to change the Mac address like
Nortel on their old hub cards.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / tapas tripathy
we can't change mac address of a system.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 3 Yes | 3 No |
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