Op zondag 5 maart 2017 15:39:46 CET schreef Greg Freemyer: > On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 7:48 AM, Michael Ströder <mich...@stroeder.com> wrote: > > Ken Schneider - openSUSE wrote: > >> I cannot understand the need for the system to creat a MAC address when > >> every device is asigned an address by the manufacturer. > > > > This is a privacy feature. And yes, you want that when traveling with your > > laptop in certain countries. > > > > Note that recent Android versions and IIRC Windows 10 also do that. You > > can observe that when looking at leases in your DHCP server log. > > I admin a business WiFi network (not meant for guests) with about 30 > known devices that connect regularly (daily/weekly). I get notified > when a new to the WiFi MAC shows up. > > I can assure you that non-static MACs is not standard on:
There is some confusion here. What is meant, AFAICS, is the IPv6 address derived from the MAC address. For privacy reasons this IPv6 address can assume a random lower 64 bit address part. So when you move from IPv6 network to another IPv6 address you are not traceable. -- fr.gr. member openSUSE Freek de Kruijf -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscr...@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+ow...@opensuse.org
