On 10/31/2011 11:12 PM, Sachin Divekar wrote: > On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Rony <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >>> They bind your ethernet MAC id. So if you are already using their >>> connection >>> on >>> windows box you need to set your windows mac in linux. >>> >>> >> Please guide me on this part (setting the windows MAC). >> -- >> Mac ids are in the hardware not OS. It is the same in all OSs unless it is >> cloned from another device in a particular OS. >> >> > I thought he is using the internet connection from another system.
He had mentioned dual booting of XP and Fedora. > > Changing MAC address of a machine is called _spoofing_ a MAC address or > _faking_ a MAC address. > > These are some use cases where you might think of changing the MAC address > of your machine. > > - For privacy: For instance when you are connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot. How many times should one change the MAC id to remain anonymous and how does one do it randomly every time the machine is used? > -To ensure interoperability: Some internet service providers bind their > service to a specific MAC address; if the user then changes their network > card or intends to install a router, the service won't work anymore. > Changing the MAC address of the new interface will solve the problem. ( > re-read this thread ) Could you expand on the interoperability part, on what is it and how does binding of MAC id help ensure that? -- Freedom is a shared resource. Take some, leave the rest for others. Please trim your replies. Avoid cross posting to other lists. Post your replies below the relevant original text, leaving a line space. Regards, Rony. http://ronybill.blogspot.com/ -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
