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No, because they use the 'locally administered' prefix [1]. This is deliberate in order not to collide with real existing MAC addresses. (The original version o
by paulfurley 9y ago
No, because they use the 'locally administered' prefix [1]. This is deliberate in order not to collide with real existing MAC addresses. (The original version of the post used real, Intel MAC prefixes [2] and you can look in the gist revision for that code if you prefer.)
BTW if it's really the feds you're worried about, this article probably isn't for you.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address#Universal_vs._local https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address#Universal_vs._loca...
[2] https://github.com/paulfurley/www.paulfurley.com/commit/bebcacfafc1a21a9dc367889b7c2beddb3285485 https://github.com/paulfurley/www.paulfurley.com/commit/bebc...