On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:14:10 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , Jeff
Liebermann <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote:

>On Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:32:28 -0600, Peabody
><waybackNO784SPAM44@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I just like to get a
>>different IP from time to time, and changing the MAC does
>>that.
>
>Yeah, but what are your chances of picking a MAC address that's
>already in use on the system? Be careful (or more random).

Agreed - randomly changing your MAC is a /really/ bad idea. MACs are
hardware unique, and the chances are you're picking one that belongs
to someone else's hardware. Fairly unlikely it'll be someone else on
your cable network but you never know.
--
Mark McIntyre