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   Earl Colby Pottinger to All   
   Re: MAC addres   
   29 Jul 05 18:24:08   
   
   From: earlcp@idirect.com   
      
   fenixproductions  :   
      
   > Dnia Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:52:18 +0200, Edmund napisał(a):   
   >   
   > [cut]   
   >   
   > > OK, so you must NOT change the MAC addres!   
   > > What card is it PCI Realtek? or ISA?   
   >   
   > PCI Realtek RTL 8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet MIC   
   >   
   > > Go to devices and check the IRQ and other settings.   
   > > Next go to network and make sure all settings are correct.   
   > > Restart networking.   
   > >   
   > > OK now?   
   >   
   > No. I have the same DHCP & IRQ settings in Windows & BeOS. But in   
   > Windows I changed (by editing registry) my card's MAC. 'Cause this was   
   > the only way to have Internet (watch some threads above).   
      
   You are fooling yourself.  You can not change your card MAC by editting the   
   registry, the MAC can only be change by a program written to directly talk to   
   the network card.   
      
   What are the *exact* entries you editted in your registry - the path and name   
   of the fields?   
      
                    Earl Colby Pottinger   
      
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