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How to Change Mac Address in XP

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For Windows XP Users Step -1 Windows XP  Users Navigate to  Control Panel (Classic View) > Network Connections Step -2 Select and right click on your network connection, and then click Properties. Step – 3 Click and select local area connection properties  Configure  button as illustrated below. Step – 4 Select the  advanced  tab (highlighted in red) as shown below. Step – 5 Under advanced tab, Select Network address Properties and enter the custom 12-digit hexadecimal number (Custom MAC ID) ranging between 0000 0000 0001 – FEFF FFFF FFFF (without spaces) as shown below and click  OK . (In this tutorial, we used FEFEFEFEFE as Custom MAC ID) All done. The New MAC ID assigned as  FEFEFEFEFE  in your Windows XP computer. If you wish to revert back default MAC ID in feature, do the same steps illustrated above and select Not Present radio button and click  OK  button. So, the default MAC ID will be restored.

Restrict WiFi Access to Only Your Computers (MAC Address Control)

1. Connect to your wireless network. 2. Open your Web browser and type in the Web address http:// www.routerlogin.net 3. Press Enter 4. The NETGEAR Prompt dialog opens 5. Click the OK button 6. Type in the user name and default password 7. The Router Manager window will appear 8. Under Advanced , select the Wireless Settings menu item 9. Click the Setup Access List button 10. Check the radio button next to Turn Access Control On 11. Click the Add button 12. The program will display all computers connected to the wireless network -- with its MAC address. The one shown here is ours. 13. Select the radio button next to your computer's name and MAC address 14. Click the Add button 15. Click the Apply button