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====== MAC Address ====== | ====== MAC Address ====== | ||
- | The MAC Address menu has settings to let you electronically change the MAC (Media Access Control) address of various network interfaces.\\ | + | The MAC Address menu has settings to let you electronically change |
- | Note that this function does not change the hardware | + | Note that this function does **not** change the factory-assigned |
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+ | For common device names in Tomato, see the [[: | ||
**WAN Port:** In this field, you can enter any valid MAC Address to be assigned to the WAN interface. | **WAN Port:** In this field, you can enter any valid MAC Address to be assigned to the WAN interface. | ||
- | * Default: This option leaves the MAC Address as the fixed factory hardware address burned in to the device' | + | * Default: This option leaves the fixed, factory-assigned |
- | * Random: | + | * Random: |
- | * Clone PC: This option | + | * Clone PC: This assigns the same MAC Address used by the interface of the client |
- | Some cable-based Internet providers authorize your cable modem based on its MAC address. Every DOCSIS cablemodem has a unique address. When your modem syncs with the Internet provider, the Internet provider will either grant or deny it access | + | \\ **Wireless Interface eth1: **In this field, you can enter any valid Mac Address |
- | Some cable companies also authenticate | + | * Default: This option leaves |
+ | * Random: This assigns a random | ||
+ | * Clone PC: This assigns | ||
- | If the network detects a different MAC Address than the one associated with the original client device, it will deny your client device access to their network. If Tomato clones your original client device' | + | **Wireless Interface |
- | * Default: This option leaves the MAC Address as the fixed factory hardware address burned in to the device' | + | * Default: This option leaves the fixed, factory-assigned |
- | * Random: | + | * Random: |
- | * Clone PC: This option | + | * Clone PC: This assigns the same MAC Address used by the interface of the client |
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- | **Wireless Interface eth2: **In this field, you can enter any valid Mac Address to be assigned to wireless interface eth1 | + | |
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- | * Default: This option leaves the MAC Address as the fixed factory hardware address burned in to the device' | + | |
- | * Random: Choosing this option assigns a random MAC Address to the device | + | |
- | * Clone PC: This option assigns the same MAC Address used by the LAN interface | + | |
- | **Wireless Interface wl0.1: **In this field, you can enter any valid Mac Address to be assigned to wireless interface wl0.1 | + | **Wireless Interface wl0.1: **In this field, you can enter any valid MAC Address to be assigned to wireless interface wl0.1 (typically the first wireless VLAN) |
- | * Default: This option leaves the MAC Address as the fixed factory hardware address burned in to the device' | + | * Default: This option leaves the fixed, factory-assigned |
* Random: Choosing this option assigns a random MAC Address to the device | * Random: Choosing this option assigns a random MAC Address to the device | ||
- | * Clone PC: This option | + | * Clone PC: This assigns the same MAC Address used by the interface of the client |