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#1 2005-06-17 22:05:00

Mordrek
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From: Norway
Registered: 2005-03-10
Posts: 14

Setting MAC-address on wireless Intel 2200 BG card

I have a wireless Intel 2200 BG card in my laptop. I have installed the ipw2200-package, and it appears to be working. The module ipw2200 loads just fine and iwconfig gives me this:

eth1      radio off  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Ad-Hoc  Channel:0  Cell: 00:00:00:00:00:00   
          Bit Rate=0 kb/s   Tx-Power=off   
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:off
          Link Quality:0  Signal level:0  Noise level:0
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

However, i have not been able to set the MAC-address. I am at my parrents house, and their ISP have enabled a MAC-filter on the wireless router. So i can't access the router with my wireless card.

if i do a "ifconfig eth1", i can see that the MAC-address of the card is 00:0E:35:FE:2D:1A

Then i do:

ifconfig eth1 hw ether 00:50:BF:9C:D7:A5

I do not get any error-messages, but when i do a "ifconfig eth1", the MAC-address is still 00:0E:35:FE:2D:1A

Any suggestions on how i can set the MAC-address of my card?

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#2 2005-06-17 22:17:34

iphitus
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Registered: 2004-10-09
Posts: 4,927

Re: Setting MAC-address on wireless Intel 2200 BG card

Rather than imitating the mac address, why dont you go into the wireless router's config page and add your own mac address. there are instructions in the manual that came with the router.

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#3 2005-06-17 22:22:02

Mordrek
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From: Norway
Registered: 2005-03-10
Posts: 14

Re: Setting MAC-address on wireless Intel 2200 BG card

Sadly, i do not have access to configure the router. The ISP has not provided us with username and password (it is not the default username/password, i have tried that).

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#4 2005-06-18 02:22:10

iphitus
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Registered: 2004-10-09
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Re: Setting MAC-address on wireless Intel 2200 BG card

.... do you own the wireless router?

if you do and have payed for it, i suggest you make a complaint.

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#5 2005-06-18 11:28:08

Mordrek
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From: Norway
Registered: 2005-03-10
Posts: 14

Re: Setting MAC-address on wireless Intel 2200 BG card

It isn't my router, it is owned by our ISP. They might give me the username/password if i ask, but i thought setting the MAC-address on my card would be an easy thing to do. I have done it on my wired ethernet card, so i am using that one right now. But wireless would be more fun.

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#6 2005-06-18 11:44:14

iphitus
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From: Melbourne, Australia
Registered: 2004-10-09
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Re: Setting MAC-address on wireless Intel 2200 BG card

Well if that doesnt work, then chances are that the driver doesnt support it.

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