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How can I hide my mobile MAC address in WIFI?
Mac address cannot be hidden as you won’t be able to connect to the internet without a Mac address. You can only change the mac address of your current device.
Can the Internet see my MAC address?
In general it is not possible for a web site that you access to learn your MAC address. However there are special cases where the server could learn your MAC address: IPv6 supports assigning addresses in a way which embed the MAC address in the IP address.
Is MAC spoofing bad?
In conclusion For most organizations, the risk of MAC spoofing is almost non-existent. Even if spoofing occurs, such a device won’t be able to access a particularly sensitive VLAN, such as those in Finance or HR, if proper segmentation has been established through your network security policies.
Is it possible to hide your MAC address before connecting?
(Note: MAC addresses work at Layer 2 and IP addresses work at Layer 3). This is because some Wifi hotspots or businesses can keep track of which MAC address was assigned to which private IP address and since MAC addresses are unique to every device, they can use this to associate your computer being connected to that private IP at that time.
Can you block access to a MAC address?
Well, the answer to this question may have a YES-NO kind of answer. As for the NO-part of the answer, every device on a network has to present a MAC address and so access to a MAC address cannot be blocked. The situation can be compared to the postal system. For persons to get their mail, they need to use an address.
What happens if I remove my MAC address?
Mac Addresses are as essential to networking as IP addresses are. There is no way to identify your device if you remove the mac address. Which means that you will not get an IP and you will not be able to communicate with other devices on the network and connect to the internet.
Why do I need a MAC address on my computer?
For persons to get their mail, they need to use an address. Without an address, the postman will not know where to leave a package. In a similar way, devices on a network have to present a MAC address so that their data packets can be routed to them.