Jeff Kinz wrote:
Also - Be aware that many Ethernet cards can be configured with ANY MAC
address someone want to put in them. If you are trying to do this as a security measure or access control thing, you may be more vulnerable
than you think. OTOH - for easing an admin's life it works great.
I have seen some Sun lunchboxes that don't have real mac addresses. I found out coz the battery went flat, the NVRAM lots its marbles and the box wouldn't boot. A workaround is to go into the slushware and enter a MAC address.
I recall using something like 00820c00ffee.
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