"John Navas" <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:52:14 -0800, "Dana" <raff242@yahoo.com> wrote in
> <12ite69qketgj76@corp.supernews.com>:
>
> >"John Navas" <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote in message
> >news:rscti2dl4l1sidb461uvro8epi5r48k64b@4ax.com.. .
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> >> Why would you want to change your MAC address? You're identifiable by
> >> your IP address.
> >
> >IP addresses are logical addresses, a host can change his IP address.
> >Where a MAC address is a burned in address for a paticular NIC. This
address
> >cannot be changed, hence it represents one unique host. Of course you can
> >change out nics, but that is not usually done.
>
> The remote bad guy can't see your MAC address (only the local network
> sees it), so this is irrelevant.
>
> >> Those things out there just use your IP address. Your MAC address
comes
> >> from ARP. (Look it up in Wikipedia.)
> >
> >Your MAC address does not come from ARP, your MAC address is burned into
> >your NIC by the manufacture. The first part af the MAC addressed is
> >controlled by a global body that gives addresses to the manufactures, the
> >second part of the MAC address is controlled by the manufacture to
identify
> >the host.
> >ARP is a way to resolve addresses, ARP does not give out addresses.
>
> Are you trying to be argumentative? ARP is how the local network finds
> your MAC address from your IP address.

That is said better than your MAC address comes from ARP.
>
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