RE: Changing the mac address on Windows 2000 and XP (easy way)

["David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>]

  The "Advanced" tab page is provided by the NIC driver, not by the
OS.

David Gillett


> -----Original Message-----
> From: security () surefoot com [mailto:security () surefoot com]
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 1:53 PM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Cc: matt
> Subject: Re: Changing the mac address on Windows 2000 and XP 
> (easy way)
>
>
> On Wednesday 06 July 2005 15:45, matt <ma> wrote:
> > You can do it within windows with no extra tools, goto network
> > connections in the control panel
> >
> > Double click the adapter in question, click properties, next to the
> > driver nane click configure, then goto advanced
> > you will now see some properties, select Network address 
> and enter a new
> > hex value for your mac, with no seperators such as
> >
> > 0050AA00AAAA
>
> That only works with some adapters. At work I have an intel 
> based NIC, which 
> has the option you mentioned. At home I have a broadcomm 
> adapter, which does 
> not have that option.
>
> J