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SubjectRe: Router stops routing after changing MAC Address
linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote:
>> And sometimes the routers are not accessible - you can't cycle them even
>> if you had permission. Consider the cases of bridged DSL service -
>
> Bzzzzst... Not! There are not any MAC addresses associated with any
> of the intercity links, usually not even in WANs! MAC is for
> Ethernet!

Bzzzt.. Plenty of DSL and cable services have a MAC address for both
ends of the connection that can be seen from the other end. Essentially
the link appears like a restricted Ethernet link.

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