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To: ransomnote

Is there a disadvantage to randomizing your address?


4 posted on 09/05/2024 3:16:15 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (Thinking is difficult. And painful. That’s why many people avoid it.)
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To: RoosterRedux

It can cause network management issues all over the place on an older V4 network, even if V6 traffic is allowed through. Lots of firmware and software still expects a consistent MAC address.


9 posted on 09/05/2024 3:35:31 PM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carceremâ„¢)
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To: RoosterRedux

Is there a disadvantage to randomizing your address?

Randomizing your MAC address can make it harder to track down which ohone or PC inside your home is misbehaving if you need to troubleshoot a network problem on your LAN, (e.g. your kid is hogging all the bandwidth playing Fortnite).

11 posted on 09/05/2024 3:38:50 PM PDT by Gideon7
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