-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 actually, changing the MAC address of your network card is quite easy in some cases (i've been using a custom MAC address for quite some time)
On 24/2/2010 11:28, Scott McCulley wrote: > Argent, > > From a network standpoint, the mac address is a layer two address > that is not seen when crossing a router to a new network. So, therer > is no way to see your mac address from the network packets. LL is > using the mac address as a unique identifier of your computer. When > you use the SL viewer, it can read your mac address locally, then send > it along to LL to be used to identify you on the grid. So if you have > multiple accounts that you use from the same computer, they know it is > you, no matter what your IP address, proxy server, or other network > layer protection is used. > > In the case of known griefers, LL could simply disable access from > that mac address that is reported by the viewer, and the person cannot > get back in to the grid, regardless of IP or SL account. The only way > is to use a completely new computer with a different mac address. > > That being said, if the developers mask the ability to read and report > the mac address to the LL grid, they lose the abilit to block the bad > guys. > > -Scott > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 24, 2010, at 5:49 AM, Argent Stonecutter > <secret.arg...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Admittedly this is not likely to be a common scenario, but the whole >> idea that a MAC address is a unique identifier for a device is based >> on a deep-seated confusion about the network stack. > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkuFUfgACgkQ8ZFfSrFHsmWWwACggOJbg9m66z8tj47Gmcx0oquQ hswAmwTv24H2Vh7KYwP5U938ulbt5EVB =g8wT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
