Re: [NTLK] Finding the mac address for an ethernet card on the Newton?

From: Ben Smith (ben.smith_at_qm-systems.com)
Date: Tue Feb 18 2003 - 03:53:17 PST


<SNIP>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Finding the mac address for an ethernet card on the
> Newton?
> On 2/17/03 at 10:49 PM -0500, Nancy Haitz wrote the following :

> >In the MAC Hardware section of our Asante Router the Proxim 802.11 PC
> >card shows up with a MAC address of 0000C509A220 when used with the
> >3400 laptop, and 0050E4C5DA12 when used with the Newton.
>
> From <http://coffer.com/mac_find/>, for whatever it is worth,
>
> Search results for "0000C5"

> MAC Address
> prefix Vendor
> 0000C5 Farallon Computing Inc

> Search results for "0050E4"

> MAC Address
> prefix Vendor
> 0050E4 apple computer, inc.

It is also possible to use the ARP command to spoof the MAC address I
believe, so perhaps the PB is doing something similar??
Ben.

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