Subj : Re: old houses and wifi
To   : Ogg
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon Oct 23 2023 06:37 am

-=> Ogg wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Og> Does it ever reuse the previous randomized MAC addresses?  I
Og> also thought MAC addresses were supposed to be unique to each
Og> device, so eventually they would run out or conflict with
Og> another device elsewhere?

MACs are supposed to be unique. The first 3 hex pairs are assigned by
manufacturers, so if you pick a non-assigned set, you can pick a random
MAC and be pretty sure you're not going to run into a conflict.

I don't know if it changes the MAC every time you connect, or only if
you forget/connect for the first time.



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