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New MacBooks sharing same EHA between ethernet and airport adapter
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GFitzy
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Jan 23, 2009, 05:56 PM
 
What is going on here, how can both adapters use the same MAC or EHA address?
     
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Jan 23, 2009, 07:03 PM
 
The uniqueness of MAC addresses died as soon as it became inconvenient.

In this case I'm guessing it's to get them assigned the same IP in DHCP environments.
     
   
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