Re: MAC Address

From: Dennis Houchin (Dennis@_NOSPAM_adhocis.com)
Date: 10/01/02 

From: "Dennis Houchin" <Dennis@_NOSPAM_adhocis.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 01:58:54 -0700

Hello Yan,

The registry key your looking for is the 'NetworkAddress' string under
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\#adapter_name#\Parameters

Set this string to a 12 hexadecimal digits, ie "004001AFB673"

Dennis Houchin

"phoenix" <phoenix@fakeaddress.uk.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.18035dc36aef5579896a6@mistral...
> In article <u3##P3OaCHA.2588@tkmsftngp09>,
> s8li@engmail.uwaterloo.ca says...
> > Hi all,
> > I don't know if it is the correct place to ask, but I have this
> > question. I would like to hardcode my MAC address to be something so
even
> > though I might change the network card or something but I could still
> > appear to be the same MAC address. I heard there is a registry key to do
it
> > but I could never find it.
> > I would really appericiate if one could help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Yan
> >
> Hi
>
> There's sometimes an option on the NIC driver to do this. Have a
> look in Device Manager and go to the Properties for your NIC, you
> may see an option that is something like 'Network Address' on the
> Advanced tab - if you have that option you can change the MAC
> address there. AFAIK there isn't any registry entry to change the
> MAC address but if I'm wrong I'm sure someone will point it out.
> <G>
>
> HTH
>
> Regards
>
> Bill

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