Mac Address

The MAC address is HARD-CODED by the manufacturer of the NIC. There is NO
way to change it.

Joe Moore

"Cris" <Cris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi !
>
> Does anyone knows how to change mac address?
> Im trying in Network Card Properties | Advanced tab
> Network Address setting. While in registry it seems to be ok,
> when im typing ipconfig /all it shows old mac addr.
> I tryed like 1000 tons of different drivers, i used SMAC and nothing...
> wtf? So there is no possibility to change mac in Vista?
> It's strange cuz in RC1 i had no problems with it.
> Network Card is Broadcom Gigabit.
>
> Thanks 4 any info
> Cheers
> Cris

> The MAC address is HARD-CODED by the manufacturer of the NIC. There is NO
> way to change it.

omg... in 2000, XP, 2003, Vista RC1, Linux it is/was not a problem to change
it.
Now u guys are telling me that in Vista RC2 is HARD-CODED and system dosent
allow
me to change it? If that so, i think its kind of lame


C.

Has nothing to do with Linux, XP, 2003 or anything, it has ALWAYS been hard
coded, you couldn't change it in ANY Operating System.
Could you perhaps be confusing MAC with IP?

"Cris" <Cris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>

>> The MAC address is HARD-CODED by the manufacturer of the NIC. There is
>> NO way to change it.

>
>
> omg... in 2000, XP, 2003, Vista RC1, Linux it is/was not a problem to
> change it.
> Now u guys are telling me that in Vista RC2 is HARD-CODED and system
> dosent allow
> me to change it? If that so, i think its kind of lame
>
>
> C.

"Dave B." <mail@nomail.com> wrote in message
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> Has nothing to do with Linux, XP, 2003 or anything, it has ALWAYS been
> hard coded, you couldn't change it in ANY Operating System.

Dave, you should look at SMAC.
http://www.klcconsulting.net/smac/

--
Alexander Suhovey

I am aware of 3rd party apps such as that one, I was trying to make the
point that no Windows OS has the ability to do it as the poster claimed that
previous versions of Windows had this ability.

"Alexander Suhovey" <asuhovey@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Dave B." <mail@nomail.com> wrote in message
> news:uUZAiJPCHHA.4348@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Has nothing to do with Linux, XP, 2003 or anything, it has ALWAYS been
>> hard coded, you couldn't change it in ANY Operating System.

>
> Dave, you should look at SMAC.
> http://www.klcconsulting.net/smac/
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey

> Has nothing to do with Linux, XP, 2003 or anything, it has ALWAYS been
> hard
> coded, you couldn't change it in ANY Operating System.
> Could you perhaps be confusing MAC with IP?

No, im not confusing MAC with IP ....
Check on your Network Setting tab, u can change MAC of course not
pernamently
but only for time beeing. This option is avaiable from Windows 2000 and in
Linux
since always (ipconfig ethX hw ether MAC). Like i sad, i was able to change
MAC (physical address
of network card) on 2000, XP, RC1 etc.

C.

Look at the solution Alex provided

"Cris" <Cris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>

>> Has nothing to do with Linux, XP, 2003 or anything, it has ALWAYS been
>> hard
>> coded, you couldn't change it in ANY Operating System.
>> Could you perhaps be confusing MAC with IP?

>
> No, im not confusing MAC with IP ....
> Check on your Network Setting tab, u can change MAC of course not
> pernamently
> but only for time beeing. This option is avaiable from Windows 2000 and
> in Linux
> since always (ipconfig ethX hw ether MAC). Like i sad, i was able to
> change MAC (physical address
> of network card) on 2000, XP, RC1 etc.
>
> C.
>

Network Settings Tab of what?
Where do you find this Tab?

"Cris" <Cris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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|
| > Has nothing to do with Linux, XP, 2003 or anything, it has ALWAYS been
| > hard
| > coded, you couldn't change it in ANY Operating System.
| > Could you perhaps be confusing MAC with IP?
|
| No, im not confusing MAC with IP ....
| Check on your Network Setting tab, u can change MAC of course not
| pernamently
| but only for time beeing. This option is avaiable from Windows 2000 and in
| Linux
| since always (ipconfig ethX hw ether MAC). Like i sad, i was able to change
| MAC (physical address
| of network card) on 2000, XP, RC1 etc.
|
| C.
|