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RE: [Full-Disclosure] client - server

fdben.iagu.net
Date: Wed Mar 02 2005 - 06:54:58 CST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: full-disclosure-bounceslists.netsys.com
> [mailto:full-disclosure-bounceslists.netsys.com] On Behalf
> Of Aditya Deshmukh
[...]
> >- mac address can be changed (even I wasn't able to, because I
> >have a usb dsl
> >modem and I cannot change its MAC working with regedit or
> >using tools like smac )
>
> U don't need to change all this because the website cannot see you mac
> address unless u are in the same network segment

If you're using a Windows box with a USB modem as opposed to a router then a
netbios query will disclose your MAC address remotely (try nbtstat -a
boxname). Don't run USB modems, or use host protection.

Cheers,

ben

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