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Using MAC Address to Uniquely Identify Computers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-there's-a-useless-idea dept.

An anonymous reader writes "One of Australia's gaming networks, GamesArena has recently imposed a third party program required to access their gaming servers. One of it's features is that it records your NIC's MAC address to identify your computer, and subsequently in future, ban you if you cheat/break the rules etc. The response from players is mixed. It is not open source software, nor is it optional to install. "Install it or find another server to play on". Question remains, is it going too far?" Definitely not- unfortunately it won't work since MACs are changable.

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  1. Re:Maybe not such a bad thing.... by dillon_rinker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    +42, Gets It.

    You, sir, are the signal in /.'s S/N ratio.

  2. Using MAC Address to Uniquely Identify Computers? by terradyn · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You're kidding me!

  3. Am I missing something? ARP shows GW MAC by wharfrat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Maybe I am missing something. ARP replies with the MAC address of my gateway for IP addresses that or on another subnet. This is as it should be.

    Maybe I am missing something?

  4. Re:ifconfig by Fascist+Christ · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hey look! He violated the DMCA! ... oops

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