Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 13 Mar 2006 18:23:19 -0600 | From | Robert Hancock <> | Subject | Re: Router stops routing after changing MAC Address |
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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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