Re: Can Known Hardware ID Make You Discoverable?

From: NormanM (spammers.are_at_immoral.invalid)
Date: 08/15/05

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    On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:50:24 GMT, David Taylor wrote:

    >> whether the factory assigned MAC address, or the one you spoof; they will
    >> have it, and know which computer it belongs to.
    >
    > Not unless he spoofs someone else's MAC address. They'll have *an*
    > address but won't know which computer it belongs to.
    >
    > Unless they bother to hunt him down by triangulating his position via
    > the access points. (or trace him down the copper path).

    Well, they will know that it belongs to a computer on their network. If it
    is a cable service account, and it is not a registered MAC address, they
    won't provide it with full Internet connectivity; Comcast has something
    that hey call, "Walled Garden". You can get to one of their account
    registration nodes, and that is about it.

    The point is, if the MAC address is an authorized part of a given network,
    the administrators will know a modicum of information about the computer;
    and, possibly, the owner, user. At the least, given WLAN operations, the
    WLAN administrator will know if a device is authorized, and be able to take
    action against unauthorized devices. 

    -- 
Norman
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