Spoofing MAC addresses is pretty trivial. Lots of campuses charge students per MAC addy, so there's *lots* of stuff out there on changing 'em.
That said, there are serial numbers on Apple's stuff, and it's all tied into their database (along with the MAC addresses of network cards, etc., IIRC), so giving that info to pawn shops and the police can't hurt. As for finding it, if they have it on: There are various ways one might be able to do this, but a lot depends on the stuff that's running on the computer (automatic sign-in on instant messaging clients, etc.) and how much is password protected, etc.. Encryption is tits, for obvious reasons. Bravo on most OSes at least offering it now, if not doing it by default. :Den -- Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf. William James ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:317284 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
