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   John Hill to nospam   
   Re: MAC Address   
   06 May 23 17:05:11   
   
   From: yclept@outlook.com   
      
   nospam  wrote:   
   > In article , John Hill   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Thank you both. I'm trying to identify an "Unknown" device that appeared on   
   my   
   >> WiFi network at the same time as the iMac. Its MAC address is   
   >> 9A:2F:9C:8D:63:83, which is down as No Vendor Assigned.   
   >   
   > the mac address could be spoofed.   
   >   
   >> Aren't Apple devices supposed to identify themselves when they join a   
   network?   
   >   
   > depends if it's configured to spoof or not.   
   >   
   >> I seem to remember that they used to. Perhaps there is a button for this,   
   too!   
   >   
   > there is.   
   >   
      
   That last reminds me of the Minister's definition of the perfect answer to   
   a Parliamentary Question to his   
   Permanent Secretary. It is complete, concise, exact, to the point and   
   contains no useful information whatsoever.   
      
   Where, pray, might I find this button?   
      
   John.   
      
   --   
   The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ,   
   Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit   
   Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,   
   Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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