So I left a P2P program open and exheeded the college network's daily upload limit. Now I'm off the net for awhile. I'm guessing if I can change my computer's ip number, then it'll recognize my PC as another and I'm back in business. How do I do it? I've tried:
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
at the command prompt, but no dice. Anything else I need to try?
Also, network settings may or may not be locked out from me... but where do I go to see if it is or isn't?
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h4cl2005-04-07 22:56
My guess is that they block all this by MAC address. It's too easy to just change your IP.
You're probably just out of luck unless you get another network adaptor.
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Anonymous2005-04-08 3:11
No, you're not. You can change your MAC too.
In fact, if your uni does not require validation per-login (ie, enter a password to a uni server every now and then), there's nothing to stop you from changing your MAC, getting a new IP through DHCP, and leeching again. The only exception is if they've cut your physical link off at a switch or router.
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Christy McJesus!DcbLlAZi7U2005-04-08 4:57
>>3
Sure if you want to buy a new friggin network card.
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Anonymous2005-04-08 5:19
>>4
uhm most cards allow you to reflash the mac adress, and there are programs that can change the mac adress in software
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Anonymous2005-04-08 9:29
>>4
man ifconfig | grep " man ifconfig | grep "hw" -A7
Doesn't that defeat the point of a mac as a unique node identifier?
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Anonymous2005-04-08 15:34
DEADBEEFBABE is the best MAC address ever.
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Anonymous2005-04-09 0:22
>>8
No. In fact, that's one reason why it's possible to change the MAC address. MAC was not meant for security purposes, just unique identification. MAC address collisions do occur more often than you'd think.
The problem is that the first three bytes of a MAC address specifies the card manufacturer (what a waste). That leaves three bytes to uniquely identify the card. If you're running a large network you'll sometimes end up with cards that have the same MAC on the same segment, particularly if you bought all your cards from the same manufacturer.
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Christy McJesus!DcbLlAZi7U2005-04-09 11:37
>>10
The whole frickin idea's a waste if it's not going to be implemented properly. Bah, I'm disillusioned.
Oh well at least we have IPv6.
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Anonymous2005-04-09 19:11 (sage)
IPv6 has nothing to do with layer 2. I'm not certain I follow your point.
The address space is large enough for nearly every single molecule on the earth's surface to have its own IP.
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Anonymous2005-04-09 23:09
Uh, yeah, but that's layer 3. It has nothing to do with ethernet. You can use IPv6 all you want, but it won't have any effect on MAC address clashes. Same applies for IPv4. So I don't quite get what you're saying.
I'm saying that mac addresses are entirely useless. Get with the program.
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Anonymous2005-04-10 19:41 (sage)
Don't you ever get tired of your bluster?
What exactly do you intend to replace layer 2 addresses with? I know what you're trying to say, even if you don't seem to. To wit: use IP addresses for all nodes on the Internet. Except that MAC addresses were never meant for all nodes, since MAC addresses are only relevant on their individual segment. Apple, meet orange.
mac addresses are entirely useless
Stick to programming. Your knowledge of networking is lacking. This coming from someone who readily acknowledges that they don't know much about the subject either.
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Anonymous2005-04-11 2:13
the MAC address is what you bind your ip to, so without MAC no IP.
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Christy McJesus!DcbLlAZi7U2005-04-11 5:50
| Don't you ever get tired of your bluster?
Frankly I don't.
| I know what you're trying to say
So quit complaining.
| Stick to programming.
I intend to. Good say, sir.
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Anonymous2005-04-11 6:35
spoof your mac, its your only hope.. (depending on the provisioning scheme in use)
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Anonymous2005-04-11 6:38
>>18
helo welcome to the osi 7layer, learn internet protocol
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Anonymous2005-04-11 7:40
>>18
For a guy who often reminds us he's married, you behave like a kid. --
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Christy McJesus!DcbLlAZi7U2005-04-11 14:41
>>21
I apologise, I forgot that in American style debating one is not permitted to concede a point. It won't happen again.
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Anonymous2005-04-30 10:34
At least at my college you had to register your MAC address for the DHCP to give you an IP. So changing the MAC just meant you wouldn't be given an IP address.
It was possible to scan for IPs that didn't have computers on them, however. You would then statically set your IP to that one and watch out for collisions if it ever gets assigned.
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