[cisco-voip] IP Communicator and MAC Addresses.

[Ted Nugent]

Awesome... good to know!

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

> I downloaded the latest version and installed it
> with both NIC active
> and it is working fine.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Nugent [mailto:tednugent69 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:34 AM
> To: Phillips, Danny
> Cc: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [cisco-voip] IP Communicator and MAC
> Addresses.
> 
> 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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