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Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port?

From Roy Smith <roy@panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port?
Date 2014-01-11 16:55 -0500
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <roy-8189B7.16555311012014@news.panix.com> (permalink)
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In article <mailman.5336.1389476410.18130.python-list@python.org>,
 Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:

> We had a connection set up a few years
> ago where the ISP tech recorded the source MAC into the far end, and
> only that MAC would work - so when I stuck in a different router, I
> needed to switch it to the old MAC before it could establish a
> connection. Stupid? Yes. Unusual? I hope so

Actually, I think it's pretty common.

I had exactly the same problem a few years ago.  My DSL router fried 
itself.  I got a new one and it was easier to make it fake out the old 
router's MAC than to get my carrier to update their head end 
configuration[1].

[1] Roy's law of dealing with service providers.  Anything you can do 
yourself is easier than interfacing with tech support.

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How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Sam <lightaiyee@gmail.com> - 2014-01-11 06:26 -0800
  Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Andriy Kornatskyy <andriy.kornatskyy@live.com> - 2014-01-11 16:35 +0200
    Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2014-01-11 15:54 +0000
      Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-11 11:29 -0500
        Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-12 08:40 +1100
          Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-01-11 16:55 -0500
            Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-12 09:08 +1100
            Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-01-12 11:22 -0500
  Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-12 01:38 +1100
  Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-12 01:52 +1100
  Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> - 2014-01-11 09:03 -0600
  Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-01-11 09:34 -0700
    Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Sam <lightaiyee@gmail.com> - 2014-01-11 17:25 -0800
  Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2014-01-13 10:42 -0500
  Re: How to get Mac address of ethernet port? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-14 03:47 +1100

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