MAC Address

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See also: Internet Protocol | IP Address

Acronym: Media Access Control address

A hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network.

Often, networks can block individual clients by their MAC address, such as with detected file sharing users. Changing your address allows you to overcome some types of Internet blocking.

How to change your MAC address

• 2000/XP
• 2000/XP, Free, Source code included
• OpenBSD use ifconfig(8) lladdr option. (version before release 3.8 uses sea.c)
• Linux:
  • Bring prefered interface (ie. eth0) down: /sbin/ifconfig eth0 down
  • Change MAC address: /sbin/ifconfig eth0 hw ether <your prefered MAC address>
  • Bring it up! /sbin/ifconfig eth0 up

Other

• How to find your MAC Address on any platform (note: Windows XP and Windows 2000 are the same)
• Vendor/Ethernet MAC Address Lookup and Search
• Webopedia MAC Address