another newbie question

[ukthugz]

hi folks

can someone answer this question for me please

i have a flashed modem but i need a working mac address

thing is...
i understand that u cant use mac adresses from the same area

so i would need macs from another area preferably 1-6 miles away

if my gateway is ubr01 wals i would need different nodes i.e ubr02 , ubr03
but my question is ......does it also matter what segment the macs are from ?

cud i use macs .e.g ubr02 but from different segments i.s birm / kings etc..
is that feasible

thanks in advance

[zenr]

As long as you use a MAC addy from a segment within your town or city you should be fine - There are approx 10 segments per area depending on the size of the area. You cannot use a MAC addy from another town or city. Your ubr will have a prefix i.e wals01, wals02 or wals03, using a MAC from say Birm01 will not work.

Hope this helps.

[zemon]

I have found I can use macs from the same tftp in a different town 40 miles away with a good success rate.

[ukthugz]

i've found that some areas of sandwell use the same tftp server as my town walsall .. wud it be possible to use macs from that region ... without causing mac conflicts