any access points where I can change the WLAN MAC?
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From: danny burstein on 23 Jul 2010 14:24 As there are a bunch of "location based" programs that determine where you are by scanning for the local "wifi" access points, grabbing the MACs, and doing a data base lookup, I was thinkging of modifying some APs with a bunch of specific MACs. For example, I'd love to place Moscow's Red Square on the Upper West Side of Manhattan... I was looking around and couldn't find any APs that seemed to have this option. Many would let me set the _ethernet_ or the wired MAC, but not the wireless. Anyone know of one? Thanks -- _____________________________________________________ Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key dannyb(a)panix.com [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]
From: John Navas on 23 Jul 2010 14:30 On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:24:25 +0000 (UTC), in <i2cmop$lp3$1(a)reader1.panix.com>, danny burstein <dannyb(a)panix.com> wrote: >As there are a bunch of "location based" programs that >determine where you are by scanning for the local "wifi" >access points, grabbing the MACs, and doing a data base >lookup, I was thinkging of modifying some APs with >a bunch of specific MACs. > >For example, I'd love to place Moscow's Red Square >on the Upper West Side of Manhattan... > >I was looking around and couldn't find any APs that >seemed to have this option. Many would let me set >the _ethernet_ or the wired MAC, but not the wireless. > >Anyone know of one? Thanks Why would we want to help you do that? -- John FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://wireless.navas.us> FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.navas.us/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>
From: bod43 on 26 Jul 2010 17:00
On 23 July, 19:30, John Navas <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:24:25 +0000 (UTC), in > <i2cmop$lp...(a)reader1.panix.com>, danny burstein <dan...(a)panix.com> > wrote: > > >As there are a bunch of "location based" programs that > >determine where you are by scanning for the local "wifi" > >access points, grabbing the MACs, and doing a data base > >lookup, I was thinkging of modifying some APs with > >a bunch of specific MACs. > > >For example, I'd love to place Moscow's Red Square > >on the Upper West Side of Manhattan... > > >I was looking around and couldn't find any APs that > >seemed to have this option. Many would let me set > >the _ethernet_ or the wired MAC, but not the wireless. > > >Anyone know of one? Thanks > > Why would we want to help you do that? I would be astonished if Cisco routers and access points did not permit this. Never tried though. I would imagine that the linux based routers/access points would allow it too. Of course the current Windows drivers have decided to enforce the LAA address conventions so you might not have complete flexibility of address. |