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tyspeed29 Premium join:2001-01-04 Simi Valley, CA clubs:	Possible changing MAC address of cable modem? Curious, if it possible. SMAC program let you change mutiliple mac addresses of hardware on your computer, but mac address of modem didn't show up under it.
	permalink · 2003-12-06 17:11:20 ·

hobgoblin
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Re: Possible changing MAC address of cable modem?

"SMAC program let you change mutiliple mac addresses of hardware on your computer"

Changing the Mac address of your modem is not a good thing to do!

As the Mac address allows your modem access to the network through provisioning changing it would instantly disconnect you.

Furthermore I do not consider an external cable modem "hardware on your computer"

Edit: Having read up a bit on this program it spoofs the Mac address of devices in your machines OS. As the Modem Mac never shows in your OS as it is an external device I conclude its impossible.

Hob
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permalink · 2003-12-06 19:55:22 · Print ·

NukeMeElmo

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I have heard "rumors" of the possibility of changing the MAC on a modem but this could easily cause permanent problems with the modem. Not good to mess with hardware, hence the hardware/physical address. IE. Michael Jackson changed his physical/hardware atributes and it doesn't appear that it helped him at all ( just an opinion )

And as Hob stated, it definately would not help your surfing ability.

permalink · 2003-12-06 20:08:27 ·

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