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 Dec 6 2004, 04:11 PM
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New Member  Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 13-November 04 Member No.: 1,993   |
 Does anyone know if there is a way to preserve your laptop's identity if someone stole it? The scoundrel would go online and if my computer had a specific identity, wouldn't the computer's identity reveal itself? I'm not expressing myself very well, but is there a place to register your vital information where someone could trace it were it stolen??? This post has been edited by rcapers: Dec 6 2004, 04:15 PM |
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Dec 6 2004, 11:01 PM
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If I'm not mistaken your MAC address should stay the same.
Here's a link that might give you some more info on tracing a laptop. www.ztrace.com This post has been edited by AVERT: Dec 6 2004, 11:03 PM -------------------- |
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Dec 6 2004, 11:23 PM
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 Boss, my code's compiling (xkcd)  Group: Admins Posts: 10,440 Joined: 19-September 01 Member No.: 1 |
Yep, AVERT's right. Every network card has a unique MAC address; no two are ever the same.
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