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 More options Nov 6 2012, 7:11 pm
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From: Richard <rip...@Azonic.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 16:11:09 -0800 (PST)
Local: Tues, Nov 6 2012 7:11 pm
Subject: Re: Setting up secure wireless in your house.
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On 6 Nov, 23:50, "Pete Dashwood" <dashw...@removethis.enternet.co.nz>
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> MAC Address of the card. These addresses are unique to each device.)

While devices are manufactured with supposedly unique MAC addresses
most NICs can have this changed to whatever you would like it to be.
In particular anyone can see your network traffic, including the MAC,
and can easily make their machines fake this and connect.

It is _not_ a security feature.

> And it isn't one of those insane hex login strings

Most equipment caters for specifying whether it a hex or text.

 
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