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to: Don Hills
from: Robert Comer
date: 2005-08-25 08:59:32
subject: Re: In the age of cheap disposable h/w.....

From: "Robert Comer" 

Cloning is something broadband routers can do so that people can just put
them in place without any problem from the broadband ISP.

- Bob Comer


"Don Hills"  wrote in message
news:SdVDDtgaXqeA092yn{at}attglobal.net...
> In article , "Geo"
 wrote:
>>
>>go to google and search on "changing Mac address" without
the quotes, the
>>top hit is my site  and a stolen page that tells you how
to do it via
>>one
>>of two different methods. The second one is a bit more involved (for cards
>>that don't support cloning) but works..
>
> Neither method worked for the machines we had (IBM Netfinity desktops.)
> We ended up porting to TN3270, which we hadn't wanted to do because of the
> extra work. It's the first time I've seen it referred to as "cloning",
> I've
> always known it as a LAA (Locally Administered Address) as distinct from
> the
> factory assigned address (UAA, Universally Administered Address).
>
> --
> Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
> "New interface closely resembles Presentation Manager,
> preparing you for the wonders of OS/2!"
>    -- Advertisement on the box for Microsoft Windows 2.11 for 286

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