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Changing the MAC address on NT Server 4.0
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Manfred
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Icon 2001-10-01 16:24:37

How can I change the mac address on my NT 4.0 server?

I have tried the following, but without success:
Can anyone help?

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To change the address of an adapter card
1.From the start button, choose the Run command.
2.In the Command Line box of the Run dialog box, type REGEDT32.EXE, and
then choose the OK button.
3.When the Registry Editor starts, select the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SkEthNt1
4.From the Edit menu, choose Add Value. For Value, type NetworkAddress,
and select REG_SZ for data. Choose OK.
5.Type the 12-digit MAC address in hexadecimal format.
Syntax : xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
6.Exit the Registry Editor and restart your computer.
(You must restart the computer for the modification to take effect.)
7.From the command prompt, run the following command to report the
active MAC address:
net config rdr or ipconfig /all

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Thanks,
Manfred

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clutch
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Icon 2001-10-01 16:44:32

The MAC address is a hard-coded function of the NIC. That's probably not working because NT will pick up the MAC from each NIC interface, and then recreate the reg key. The easiest way to change that would be to replace the network card. Are you trying to change the SID?

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Manfred
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Icon 2001-10-02 09:41:41

Thanks for the reply!

Someone has set a unix box to be the same as my server
and I just wanted a quick fix.

Thanks,
Manfred

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OLEerror
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Icon 2001-10-02 10:15:12

Check the NIC manufacturer's website. You may be able to download a utility to change the MAC address.

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AlecStaar
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Icon 2001-10-02 20:29:40

Use a different NIC, problem solved!

* You have to go thru it all binding to another new NIC & all that, but that will do it in a jiffy!

(Someone mentioned some NICS have burneable proms, I have heard of this, but never used one before!)

APK

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