Granville Moore writes:
>
> In article <9410220208 .
AA14307 @
uvs1 .
orl .
mmc .
com> you write:
> > Granville rites:
> > >Although this might help to track down individuals in some cases,
> > >it can't be relied upon. Some boards implement this address
> > >in hardware, but some allow it to be changed by software.
> > >It certainly shouldn't be used as a secure method of authentication.
> >
> > True - on a VAX it is relatively easy (have written device drivers before 8*),
> > on a Sun it may be possible (sure someone will say if so, have only had
> > admin training), know of no way to do it on a PC or MAC without changing the
> > ROM.
>
> On the contrary - it is very easy to do on most PC cards. I have a small
> piece of software that has worked on every board that I've tried it on.
>
> It wouldn't surprise me if it's just as easy to do on a Mac. Suns might
> be more difficult, but I wouldn't rely on it!
>
> Regards,
>
> Granville
>
>
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Simple to do on a Sun:
ifconfig le0 ether 8:0:20:x:y:z
or any other 6 byte string you'd care to use.
You can also achieve the same through access to /dev/nit and library
calls (which is of course how ifconfig does it).
Regards
Peter
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