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[–] 17 points 3 years ago (6 children)

Isn’t the MAC address fixed to the hardware? Am I growing old?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago*

    Not quite. I'm not really sure but I think the original idea actually was a fixed hardware address but I'm not sure if a lot of devices actually ever implemented it that way because it's simpler (and cheaper) to control it in software. In modern (especially mobile) devices it's actually a security requirement because with a fixed MAC address you could be tracked by other wifi devices.

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