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    Intel 6250 Wimax MAC address - possible to change?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by xtravbx, May 13, 2011.

  1. xtravbx

    xtravbx Notebook Evangelist

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    Here's the deal.

    I pay for a sprint USB 3g/4g modem.

    I want to be able to use my internal wimax 6250.

    To do so, I figured I could change the MAC of the internal, to the MAC of my 4g modem.

    Anything I try - I can't change the MAC on the internal 6250. Come to read on Intel's website, that after version 12.x of the proset drivers, spoofing is no longer allowed.

    Does anyone have version 11.x or prior? Or know of another way to spoof the MAC?
     
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    Not that I condone the spoofing of things like MAC addresses or other hardware, but I would wager its against the rules to discuss such things.

    That being said, Linux has few limitations....
     
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  3. xtravbx

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    I agree its a grey area - but I don't plan on doing anything illegal with it.

    I would never connect both devices @ once, etc.

    I just want to be able to do it - you know?

    I know I could probably pull it off in Ubuntu. Maybe I'll install it and give it a whirl. Such a chore though. But I suppose a good learning experience.
     
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    I don't see why it would be in a grey area. There are many programs that will allow you to change a mac address. As for it working with a WiMax adapter, I don't know. I haven't had to do anything like this.

    I have done a lot of testing and troubleshooting doing things like this. So I wouldn't consider it a grey area. I would only consider it a grey area if you use it for something slightly illegal. Changing a mac address is in no way illegal.
     
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  5. xtravbx

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    Programs don't work - registry edits don't work.

    Nothing.

    I bet I could do it in Ubuntu, which I have installed now. I'm just having a hard time getting a program to use the wimax adapter and attempt to establish a connection.

    The best way would be to hard flash the device a new MAC - though I don't know how.
     
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    Not really grey area if used constructively as HP servers have configurable MAC addresses and many Cisco interfaces can have configurable MAC addresses.

    Besides if it's a grey area the whole VAX/VMS operating system would have been grey as it used the DECnet address as the MAC address.

    And the list goes on.

    All you need is something to overwrite the data link layer (OSI model).

    A car is considered questionable if you've just robbed a bank and using it as a get away vehicle. :cool:

    ▼▼▼ - No idea on a PC.
     
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  7. xtravbx

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    Ha good call.

    So you're saying if I can edit the DLL in the driver somehow to allow it to be spoofed - or spoof it directly in the DLL?
     
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