> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Merrill Oveson wrote: >> Is the serial number of the motherboard unique? >> >> I need a way to uniquely identify a computer (PC) from all other >> computers >> (PCs) in the world. >> >> I thought about using MAC address - but what if the computer doesn't >> have a >> network card? >> >> Then I thought all computers must have a motherboard - so why not use >> the >> serial number from it? >> >> Good idea, or is there something better? >
Yes, that would work good. And the MAC address can easily be changed. Something like "ifconfig eth0 hw net 00:34:E3:F1:A0". > How about using: > dmidecode -s system-uuid > > Frank > - -- > Frank Sorenson - KD7TZK > Linux Systems Engineer, DSS Engineering, UBS AG > [email protected] > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iEYEARECAAYFAkoKSv4ACgkQaI0dwg4A47x+PwCbBLNZZ1NKKlSOol76J0JmR99K > A2EAn1a3DT4BlS9gcd73PnK7aS7a0cln > =mRb4 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
