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Client MAC Address - how are they generated?
Posted: Wed May 27, 2015 6:02 pm
by Scriberguy
I have a number of external remote devices (iPad and Android) that connect to the VPN. The first one that connects gets a specific MAC address. If device "A" connects first it gets the address of CA-27-F2-E4-CC-55, if device "B" or "C" connects first then they will get that same MAC address.
Where is this MAC address coming from and how to fix it to a user or device?
(It is not coming from the device or the VPN client)
SoftEther 4.0 ver 4.15 build 9546 running bridged.
Thanks.
Re: Client MAC Address - how are they generated?
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 5:51 pm
by Scriberguy
[Bump]
Devs: How are the client MAC addressed generated and is there a table that can be edited?
L2TP using on iPad / Android
Re: Client MAC Address - how are they generated?
Posted: Sat May 30, 2015 2:28 pm
by mesa57
The mac address is not generated by the server, but is an attribute of the network interface on you're device.
Re: Client MAC Address - how are they generated?
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 5:50 am
by thisjun
The MAC address generated randomly by VPN server.
You can't specify it.
Re: Client MAC Address - how are they generated?
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:40 pm
by Scriberguy
I agree that the VPN Server (SoftEther) is creating the MAC addresses.
It is not random, the first address is always "CA-27-F2-E4-CC-55".
I would a way to know when a specific device connects / reconnects.
Any hopes of getting a feature like this?
Is there any level 2 networking support with PASS through MAC addresses?
Thanks.
Re: Client MAC Address - how are they generated?
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2015 6:37 am
by thisjun
MAC address doesn't reach over the Internet.
Identification information isn't provided on L2TP.