ok, a quick google search and it looks like you're right.
turns out you shouldn't believe everything you read in the CCNA curriculum. It tells you that MAC addresses cannot be changed.
no...wimax is a paid-spectrum service, and is not intended for use by the general public. Wimax is only for big companies that can afford the equipment AND SPECTRUM LICENSES to set up a hotspot. It will probably be used mainly to provide wireless Internet access to people - not to provide access to internal networks of companies or governments. It is simply not intended for that purpose.
as far as wimax is concerned, i'd be more concerened about people with hacked equipment reading your traffic if I were you...but I don't know if wimax has any encryption.
CenterStage is on open source project to build a powerful and intuitive media center application for the Apple Macintosh, this project was inspired by the launch of the Mac mini, an ideal Mac to use as part of a home theatre system.
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ok, a quick google search and it looks like you're right. turns out you shouldn't believe everything you read in the CCNA curriculum. It tells you that MAC addresses cannot be changed.
not entirely...very few (if any) wifi cards would allow their MAC to be changed in their out-of-the-box state.
You may be able to hack a card to change its mac address, but MAC address filtering will stop all but the most serious wardrivers and hackers.
no...wimax is a paid-spectrum service, and is not intended for use by the general public. Wimax is only for big companies that can afford the equipment AND SPECTRUM LICENSES to set up a hotspot. It will probably be used mainly to provide wireless Internet access to people - not to provide access to internal networks of companies or governments. It is simply not intended for that purpose.
as far as wimax is concerned, i'd be more concerened about people with hacked equipment reading your traffic if I were you...but I don't know if wimax has any encryption.
When I move out, I will buy me a mac mini for use as a HTPC.
Have a look at CenterStage
CenterStage is on open source project to build a powerful and intuitive media center application for the Apple Macintosh, this project was inspired by the launch of the Mac mini, an ideal Mac to use as part of a home theatre system.