I was able to change my MAC-ID(Physical Address)?
I would like to know will that MAC-ID i created is not
default, how could i make the ID default?

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I was able to change my MAC-ID(Physical Address)? I would like to know will that MAC-ID i created i..

Answer / manish dev

very first thing MAC iD annot be changed!!it is physicaaly
assigned by the Company!!!and every mac id is unique...
but to see ur existing mac id we use "ifconfig" in UNIX

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I was able to change my MAC-ID(Physical Address)? I would like to know will that MAC-ID i created i..

Answer / prabhat

Well it is not 100% true that MAC id cann not be changed.
There are interfaces available in which you can explicitly
define the physical address.

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I was able to change my MAC-ID(Physical Address)? I would like to know will that MAC-ID i created i..

Answer / varun saklani

We can't change the MAC address at all as it is the
Physical address of the machine. And this is the reason it
is different from Ip address.

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I was able to change my MAC-ID(Physical Address)? I would like to know will that MAC-ID i created i..

Answer / gufran001

Many people believe MAC address, which is hard coded in the NIC card cannot be changed. Yes, its hard coded but, it can be changed only by removing the flash chip from the NIC card, re-programming it with new MAC address and putting it back on the card.

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