Hi, Is this possible to stop address in proxy using MAC address instead of IP address.
TIA. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 12 Feb 2002, at 14:36, Marc Sahr wrote: > > > Huh? How can a hard-coded mac address be changed? > It's burned into the > > NIC controller chip, and every single > network-attached device has a > > unique MAC address. I've never heard of being able > to change them. > > > > Marc > > It's not, typically, read from the ROM every time > it's needed. > It's read *ONCE* during startup, into a buffer in > the driver, and > that be overwritten by later code. > And the tools to do THAT are commonly supplied > with the OS, because > you might be replacing a former NIC (or entire > machine) in a context > where the old MAC address is known and perhaps > embedded in various > other devices. Easier to mimic the old node than to > hunt down every > reference.... > > DG > > > _______________________________________________ > Firewalls mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Firewalls mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls
