Re: --solved-- ; well , mostly ; was: my isp has trouble with its own dhcp assignment
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 02:48:26 UTC
On 11/6/2022 7:01 PM, spellberg_robert wrote: > 22_nov_06_sun 25.55.utc > > > never_the_less , i --do-- have a question . > > is there some kind of security issue w/ nic mac_addresses ? > > i have been trying to imagine one . > if so , then i suspect that > it relates to activities , which i do not do . > this would explain my lack of imagination . > i do not do lap_tops [ hardware configuration is nearly impossible ] ; > i do not do wi_fi [ eavesdropping ] ; > i do not do windows [ now , really ; do you have to ask why ? ] . > please note that > i am not against these things , for those who wish them ; > different peoples have different ways . > i have programmed ms_dos ; i have used ms_win ; > i have considered lt/wf ; these are not for me . > make mine a dozen of a several_hundred_char_wide xterm . > > I've not personally heard of a security 'issue' with mac addresses. They are simply the 'addresses' used to communicate to the next layer down on the network stack. > > here is another one . > > regard_less of the answer to the above question , > do other isps do this [ check the mac_addr ] ? > I suspect most do. Maintaining a database of approved and active modem/gateway devices connecting to their network, associated with their respective customers. --Dennis