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    MacBook Pro network card physical address change

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by limerro, Apr 28, 2008.

  1. limerro

    limerro Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    Could you tell me how to change network card physical address in MacBook Pro ?

    Thx
     
    limerro, Apr 28, 2008
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  2. a4 abt

    a4 abt Notebook Guru

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    you can't change the MAC address.
     
    a4 abt, Apr 28, 2008
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  3. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    Yea, you can't do that. Sorry.
     
    stealthsniper96, Apr 28, 2008
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  4. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    you can change the reported address

    open the terminal:

    type:

    sudo ifconfig en1 lladdr 00:00:00:00:00:00

    (insert the mac address you want to report)

    you can also type in en0 instead of en1 to change the wired internet address.
     
    masterchef341, Apr 29, 2008
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