XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless   
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   So it is writ by Alice J. ,   
   so mote it be.   
   > Mike Yetto wrote in message   
   > slrn20160130115513.57.twooffive@may.eternal-september.org:   
   >> No, MACs should be globally unique. Spoofing a computers MAC by   
   >> the router it is connected to might not cause a collision, but if   
   >> everyone reported the same MAC there would be nothing but   
   >> collisions and hilarity would ensue.   
      
   > I think you're wrong, Mike. It's rare that I know more than you   
   > do, but, at the level of the router, which is behind the cable   
   > or dsl modem or wisp tranceiver, it wouldn't matter at all, I   
   > think, if we all had the same DE:AD:BE:EF:CA:FE MAC address.   
      
   > Am I right?   
      
   I don't think so. The MAC address that your router broadcasts is   
   the one shown as the BSSID of that access point/router. The LAN   
   and WAN MACs are separate from the wireless MAC.   
      
   If several Wi-Fi networks in an area all showed the same BSSID   
   they would cause collisions among and between all of the   
   networks. You might be able to keep it all straight by handing   
   control over to a neighborhood network administrator. Just be   
   sure to address him as the BOFH (Bastard Operator From Hell).   
      
   All this to avoid having your browsing habits aggregated by   
   Google? Perhaps you should use a wired only network at home.   
      
   Mike "Google and Android or Apple and, well, Apple" Yetto   
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