[cisco-voip] IP Communicator and MAC Addresses.

[Ted Nugent]

Interesting, I do not seem to have this problem. The
only difference that I can see between what you and I
might be doing differently is that I installed IPC
with all of my NICs installed and enabled and I can
toggle between them freely? Perhaps this is a bug with
the version of IPC you’re using? Have you tried
upgrading to the latest and greatest version of IPC?
I’m running 2.0.1.1. Also are you local to CM when
trying this or are you trying this remotely (via vpn
or otherwise)? 


--- "Phillips, Danny" <dphillips at sapc.edu> wrote:

> I am using CCM 4.1(3). When I add a IP communicator
> phone the first
> option is MAC Address, I put in the MAC of the
> laptops LAN NIC in, then
> load in the laptop and it works fine. If I unplug
> the LAN NIC and plug
> the wireless card the Laptop it does not register.
> If I then change the
> MAC to the wireless card's MAC it registers fine.
> But I cannot just
> change from 1 to the other. 
> 
> 
> Am I missing a step?
> 
> Danny
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Nugent [mailto:tednugent69 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:05 AM
> To: Ted Nugent; Lelio Fulgenzi; Phillips, Danny;
> cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] IP Communicator and MAC
> Addresses.
> 
> You peaked my curiosity so I had to upgrade and see
> what you were referring to... I still do not have
> the
> problem that you explained. I can select anyone of
> the
> 5 NIC interfaces on my laptop (as long as they're
> not
> disabled) and they auto-reg with CM fine and only my
> wireless is active. Can you provide some more
> details
> outlining your issue?
> 
> --- Ted Nugent <tednugent69 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > I've not tried the most recent version of IPC but
> > you
> > used to just leave it associated with one MAC
> > weather
> > you were running on the Wired or Wireless NIC???
> If
> > your phone was create using your Wired NIC address
> > then you would LEAVE configured for that in IPC no
> > mater what physical connection was active at the
> > time?
> > Are you saying that now you can ONLY configure IPC
> > to
> > use only the ACTIVE NIC MAC???
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Lelio Fulgenzi <lelio at uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> > 
> > > I had thought about this as well, not just about
> > > laptop with wired or wireless, but also with
> home
> > PC
> > > - you'd need a different device for each. I was
> > > thinking about a phantom MAC address that you
> > could
> > > program and configure the client with. Problem
> > with
> > > that is, you would have to make them random
> enough
> > > to (a) not interfere with actual MAC addresses
> and
> > > (b) not be easily guessed. Since there is no
> > > security with IP communicator, all  you need to
> do
> > > is configure your client with someone else's MAC
> > > address and you login with their phone.
> > > 
> > > If someone has found a workaround to this little
> > > bug, or if I am totally off the wall on this,
> > > please, let me know!
> > > 
> > >
> >
>
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> --------
> > > Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.
> > > Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph *
> > > Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
> > > (519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (JNHN)
> > >
> >
>
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> > > 
> > > "I can eat fifty eggs." "Nobody can eat fifty
> > eggs."
> > >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >   From: Phillips, Danny 
> > >   To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net 
> > >   Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 9:32 AM
> > >   Subject: [cisco-voip] IP Communicator and MAC
> > > Addresses.
> > > 
> > > 
> > >   I am having a problem with the IP
> Communicator;
> > my
> > > problem is that it is registered to the MAC
> > Address
> > > of the LAN NIC Card on a laptop. If the person
> > that
> > > uses this laptop wants to use his/her wireless
> > card
> > > then it does not see it as being registered
> > because
> > > it is a different MAC.
> > > 
> > >    
> > > 
> > >   Does any know of a work around for this, I
> > thought
> > > of maybe putting 2 for each laptop in Call
> Manager
> > > with a shared line but it seems to me there
> should
> > > be an easier way.
> > > 
> > >    
> > > 
> > >    
> > > 
> > >   Thanks,
> > > 
> > >   Danny
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >
> >
>
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