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From: Anthony Metcalf <nevyn@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MAC addresses
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:43:54
Message-Id: 49F9C689.60600@anferny.me.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MAC addresses by "Sergey A. Kobzar"
1 Sergey A. Kobzar wrote:
2 > James, thank you for the useful tip. The output of macchanger:
3 > # macchanger eth1
4 > Current MAC: 00:15:17:1a:6e:6d (Intel Corporate)
5 > Faked MAC: 00:15:17:1a:6e:6e (Intel Corporate)
6 >
7 >
8 > # macchanger eth0
9 > Current MAC: 00:15:17:1a:6e:6c (Intel Corporate)
10 > Faked MAC: 00:15:17:1a:6e:6d (Intel Corporate)
11 >
12 >
13 > How is it possible? I thought NIC has one MAC only.What does mean
14 > 'Faked MAC'?
15 >
16 Current MAC = MAC in firmware on the card, Faked MAC = MAC the OS is
17 telling the network?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: MAC addresses Eric Martin <freak4uxxx@×××××.com>