Change MAC address

Does anyone know of a way to change the MAC address of your computer?
There is a website I use where if you search too much they block you
from anymore searches for a 24 hour period. They don't block the IP,
but rather the MAC, so if you are able to change the MAC address you
will be able to use the site again. My friend is able to do it through
his router (I guess his ISP doesn't register his MAC), but whenever I
try to change mine I totally lose my connection. Anybody know of an
easy way to do this? TIA

On 20 Jan 2007 22:58:52 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless ,
ebeck88@gmail.com wrote:

>Does anyone know of a way to change the MAC address of your computer?

Sure, but it will depend on your OS. Did you google for "change
computer's MAC address"?

>There is a website I use where if you search too much they block you
>from anymore searches for a 24 hour period.

I guess one answer is not to abuse their system. There's probably a
reason why they restrict the number of searches.

--
Mark McIntyre

On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:58:52 -0800, ebeck88 wrote:

> Does anyone know of a way to change the MAC address of your computer?
> There is a website I use where if you search too much they block you
> from anymore searches for a 24 hour period. They don't block the IP,
> but rather the MAC, so if you are able to change the MAC address you
> will be able to use the site again. My friend is able to do it through
> his router (I guess his ISP doesn't register his MAC), but whenever I
> try to change mine I totally lose my connection. Anybody know of an
> easy way to do this? TIA

There are Windows utilities for changing the MAC but I found that you need
to find one that is reliable. In Linux, it's easy to change the MAC
address by editing certain files.

As answered before by other people, it is possible change the MAC
address of a NETWORK ADAPTER, but it depends on the operating system you
are using.

But the fact is that MAC address information do not travel through
routers. So it is not possible that a website recognizes you by a MAC
address information.

MAC address belongs to data link layer, but routers belong to network
layer, and any MAC address information about the computers in your LAN
do not traverse your router limits.

Bye.


ebeck88@gmail.com escribió:
> Does anyone know of a way to change the MAC address of your computer?
> There is a website I use where if you search too much they block you
> from anymore searches for a 24 hour period. They don't block the IP,
> but rather the MAC, so if you are able to change the MAC address you
> will be able to use the site again. My friend is able to do it through
> his router (I guess his ISP doesn't register his MAC), but whenever I
> try to change mine I totally lose my connection. Anybody know of an
> easy way to do this? TIA
>