Jette Goldie wrote:

>
> On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:02:36 -0700, Baloo wrote:
>>> MAC is a hardware address "permanently burned-in"
>> Some devices, such as some high end network cards and SOHO
>> routers, have the ability to set the MAC address.
>
> The "MacMakeUp" freeware program will change the MAC address for any
> Windows PC network card.
>
> Can you tell from their web site whether the "human intervention" switch
> is also reset?

No, there is no way to force the clone bit off without using the original
MAC address programmed in that NIC's ROM. The clone bit only usually comes
into play for identification is on routers and wifi points smart enough to
know about the bit, in the case that two devices on the network appear to
have the same MAC, and even then it's not foolproof if more than one device
is cloned on the same network.

Some cable and DSL providers have been known to not allow devices that have
the clone bit set to talk to the cable modem or DSL bridge/router, but
that's a fairly rare case.

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Baloo
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