Netgear wg511 v1 changes mac address

Hi all

I was just wondering if any one else has come across this problem and if
there is a solution

I have a wireless network card (a netgear wg511v1) that keeps changing is
MAC address every time it is reset or the computer reboots

I am using a netgear router which has mac filtering, so it has trouble
connecting now.

I have used the same card for three years now with no troubles. I don't
really want to turn of the filtering as loosen the security.

does any one have any ideas

or a good recommendation for a replacement?

Thanks
Craig

"C" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:R-Odnco65-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all
>
> I was just wondering if any one else has come across this problem and if
> there is a solution
>
> I have a wireless network card (a netgear wg511v1) that keeps changing is
> MAC address every time it is reset or the computer reboots
>
> I am using a netgear router which has mac filtering, so it has trouble
> connecting now.
>
> I have used the same card for three years now with no troubles. I don't
> really want to turn of the filtering as loosen the security.
>
> does any one have any ideas
>
> or a good recommendation for a replacement?
>
> Thanks
> Craig

Sounds very odd - have you tried uninstalling all it's drivers, then
reinstalling using the latest drivers from the Netgear site?

If you go to a command prompt (start, run, then type CMD (and press enter)
then type ipconfig /all
Does the mac address change in this config page?

Sparks...

C wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I was just wondering if any one else has come across this problem and if
> there is a solution
>
> I have a wireless network card (a netgear wg511v1) that keeps changing is
> MAC address every time it is reset or the computer reboots
>
> I am using a netgear router which has mac filtering, so it has trouble
> connecting now.
>
> I have used the same card for three years now with no troubles. I don't
> really want to turn of the filtering as loosen the security.
>
> does any one have any ideas
>
> or a good recommendation for a replacement?
>
> Thanks
> Craig
>
>
Have you been using, or are using, MAC spoofing s/ware? Frequently the
"Spoof" is not permanent and resets to default, what is listed in the
EEPROM, when the system is rebooted.

"C" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:R-Odnco65-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all
>
> I was just wondering if any one else has come across this problem and if
> there is a solution
>
> I have a wireless network card (a netgear wg511v1) that keeps changing is
> MAC address every time it is reset or the computer reboots
>
> I am using a netgear router which has mac filtering, so it has trouble
> connecting now.
>
> I have used the same card for three years now with no troubles. I don't
> really want to turn of the filtering as loosen the security.
>
> does any one have any ideas
>
> or a good recommendation for a replacement?
>
> Thanks
> Craig
>

Hi

I am going to reinstall the drivers after work today will let you know how
it goes, the machine has not changed recently(updates/software installs) and
up until Sunday morning it was working fine

but no I have not used any spoofing programmes (I was tempted to use one to
spoof it to its original)

and as for ipconfig I have tried that, it has changed on there too, on
reboot and disable/enable

the correct Mac address starts with 00:09 and the incorrect ones always
start with 02:

Thanks for the input so far
Craig

C wrote:
> "C" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:R-Odnco65-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi all
>>
>> I was just wondering if any one else has come across this problem and if
>> there is a solution
>>
>> I have a wireless network card (a netgear wg511v1) that keeps changing is
>> MAC address every time it is reset or the computer reboots
>>
>> I am using a netgear router which has mac filtering, so it has trouble
>> connecting now.
>>
>> I have used the same card for three years now with no troubles. I don't
>> really want to turn of the filtering as loosen the security.
>>
>> does any one have any ideas
>>
>> or a good recommendation for a replacement?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Craig
>>
>
> Hi
>
> I am going to reinstall the drivers after work today will let you know how
> it goes, the machine has not changed recently(updates/software installs) and
> up until Sunday morning it was working fine
>
> but no I have not used any spoofing programmes (I was tempted to use one to
> spoof it to its original)
>
> and as for ipconfig I have tried that, it has changed on there too, on
> reboot and disable/enable
>
> the correct Mac address starts with 00:09 and the incorrect ones always
> start with 02:
>
> Thanks for the input so far
> Craig
>
>
>
>
>
Have you ever installed NIC's from these companies?

02:04:06 BbnInterna # BBN internal usage (not registered)
02:07:01 Racal-Data # RACAL-DATACOM
02:1C:7C Perq # PERQ SYSTEMS CORPORATION
02:20:48 Marconi # At least some 2810 send with locally assigned flag set
02:60:60 3com
02:60:86 LogicRepla # LOGIC REPLACEMENT TECH. LTD.
02:60:8C 3com # 3COM CORPORATION
02:70:01 Racal-Data # RACAL-DATACOM
02:70:B0 M/A-ComCom # M/A-COM INC. COMPANIES
02:70:B3 DataRecall # DATA RECALL LTD
02:9D:8E CardiacRec # CARDIAC RECORDERS INC.
02:A0:C9 Intel
02:AA:3C OlivettiTe # OLIVETTI TELECOMM SPA (OLTECO)
02:BB:01 Octothorpe # OCTOTHORPE CORP.
02:C0:8C 3com # 3COM CORPORATION
02:CF:1C Communicat # COMMUNICATION MACHINERY CORP.
02:CF:1F CMC
02:E0:3B ProminetCo # Prominet Corporation Gigabit Ethernet
Switch
02:E63 NixdorfCom

check in your "Device Manager" and try disabling it if one is listed.

C wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I was just wondering if any one else has come across this problem and if
> there is a solution
>
> I have a wireless network card (a netgear wg511v1) that keeps changing is
> MAC address every time it is reset or the computer reboots

I've had a WG511 for about 3 years now and it did exactly the same thing.

First card was replaced under warranty but the replacement did the same
after a wee while.

Ended up using a mac spoofing tool from http://tinyurl.com/m64fs

Version 1.1 was a freebie but it appears now costs.

If you need it I still have the original version 1.1 which was free, I
can email it to you; it is under 2MB

Geoff Lane

"Kev" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>C wrote:
>> "C" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:R-Odnco65-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I was just wondering if any one else has come across this problem and if
>>> there is a solution
>>>
>>> I have a wireless network card (a netgear wg511v1) that keeps changing
>>> is MAC address every time it is reset or the computer reboots
>>>
>>> I am using a netgear router which has mac filtering, so it has trouble
>>> connecting now.
>>>
>>> I have used the same card for three years now with no troubles. I don't
>>> really want to turn of the filtering as loosen the security.
>>>
>>> does any one have any ideas
>>>
>>> or a good recommendation for a replacement?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Craig
>>>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I am going to reinstall the drivers after work today will let you know
>> how it goes, the machine has not changed recently(updates/software
>> installs) and up until Sunday morning it was working fine
>>
>> but no I have not used any spoofing programmes (I was tempted to use one
>> to spoof it to its original)
>>
>> and as for ipconfig I have tried that, it has changed on there too, on
>> reboot and disable/enable
>>
>> the correct Mac address starts with 00:09 and the incorrect ones always
>> start with 02:
>>
>> Thanks for the input so far
>> Craig
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Have you ever installed NIC's from these companies?
>
> 02:04:06 BbnInterna # BBN internal usage (not registered)
> 02:07:01 Racal-Data # RACAL-DATACOM
> 02:1C:7C Perq # PERQ SYSTEMS CORPORATION
> 02:20:48 Marconi # At least some 2810 send with locally assigned flag set
> 02:60:60 3com
> 02:60:86 LogicRepla # LOGIC REPLACEMENT TECH. LTD.
> 02:60:8C 3com # 3COM CORPORATION
> 02:70:01 Racal-Data # RACAL-DATACOM
> 02:70:B0 M/A-ComCom # M/A-COM INC. COMPANIES
> 02:70:B3 DataRecall # DATA RECALL LTD
> 02:9D:8E CardiacRec # CARDIAC RECORDERS INC.
> 02:A0:C9 Intel
> 02:AA:3C OlivettiTe # OLIVETTI TELECOMM SPA (OLTECO)
> 02:BB:01 Octothorpe # OCTOTHORPE CORP.
> 02:C0:8C 3com # 3COM CORPORATION
> 02:CF:1C Communicat # COMMUNICATION MACHINERY CORP.
> 02:CF:1F CMC
> 02:E0:3B ProminetCo # Prominet Corporation Gigabit Ethernet
> Switch
> 02:E63 NixdorfCom
>
> check in your "Device Manager" and try disabling it if one is listed.


no only the netgear one

i have just tried to un/reinstall all the software and drivers and still the
same problem

"Geoff Lane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:I-(E-Mail Removed)...
>C wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I was just wondering if any one else has come across this problem and if
>> there is a solution
>>
>> I have a wireless network card (a netgear wg511v1) that keeps changing is
>> MAC address every time it is reset or the computer reboots
>
> I've had a WG511 for about 3 years now and it did exactly the same thing.
>
> First card was replaced under warranty but the replacement did the same
> after a wee while.
>
> Ended up using a mac spoofing tool from http://tinyurl.com/m64fs
>
> Version 1.1 was a freebie but it appears now costs.
>
> If you need it I still have the original version 1.1 which was free, I can
> email it to you; it is under 2MB
>
> Geoff Lane


cheers man

although i think i may just get a new one, probably not the same netgear
one though seems you have had a few probs with them

In MsgID<(E-Mail Removed)> on Tue, 6 Feb 2007
16:14:50 -0000, in uk.comp.home-networking, 'C' wrote:

>
>"C" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:R-Odnco65-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi all
>>
>> I was just wondering if any one else has come across this problem and if
>> there is a solution
>>
>> I have a wireless network card (a netgear wg511v1) that keeps changing is
>> MAC address every time it is reset or the computer reboots
>>
>> I am using a netgear router which has mac filtering, so it has trouble
>> connecting now.
>>
>> I have used the same card for three years now with no troubles. I don't
>> really want to turn of the filtering as loosen the security.

[...]

>
>I am going to reinstall the drivers after work today will let you know how
>it goes, the machine has not changed recently(updates/software installs) and
>up until Sunday morning it was working fine
>
>but no I have not used any spoofing programmes (I was tempted to use one to
>spoof it to its original)
>
>and as for ipconfig I have tried that, it has changed on there too, on
>reboot and disable/enable

The thing I'd try, and many cards don't need special 'spoofing' programs
BTW, is to set the card's mac address under windows. I don't know which
cards allow this but the all the wired ones I've tried so far do. I've
only tried the one wireless one but that also had the necessary ability
built into its driver software.

The way to do change the mac via windows is by configuring the card (not
from amongst the comms stack, but via the properties of the card's own
driver).

If you do a 'status' followed by clicking 'properties' (if you have a
network icon by your clock to right click on) or, if you do a 'properties'
on the connection from the network connections folder, one of the first
buttons you see is 'configure' beside whichever piece of hardware is in
the 'connect using' box.

Click that, go to 'advanced' and look for 'network address', meaning
hardware address, ie mac code. You have to select 'value' (instead of 'not
present') and it expects the address to be entered as one long 12 digit
hex number, no colons or hyphens.

My thinking as to why this might fix the glitch (and I suspect it is a
hardware glitch, maybe the card is 'forgetting' its MAC) is the hope that
it will cause windows to explicitly set the mac on the card prior to every
use.

If you read this posting prior to trying the reinstallation, I'd advise
giving it a go first; it's quicker and easier and won't cause any
accidental follow-on problems..


Dave J.
--
Support a referendum on UK ID cards before they are
inflicted at stupendous cost for negligible reward.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/IDreferendum/

"Dave J." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eqcg57$cea$(E-Mail Removed)...
> In MsgID<(E-Mail Removed)> on Tue, 6 Feb 2007
> 16:14:50 -0000, in uk.comp.home-networking, 'C' wrote:
>
>>
>>"C" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:R-Odnco65-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I was just wondering if any one else has come across this problem and if
>>> there is a solution
>>>
>>> I have a wireless network card (a netgear wg511v1) that keeps changing
>>> is
>>> MAC address every time it is reset or the computer reboots
>>>
>>> I am using a netgear router which has mac filtering, so it has trouble
>>> connecting now.
>>>
>>> I have used the same card for three years now with no troubles. I don't
>>> really want to turn of the filtering as loosen the security.
>
> [...]
>
>>
>>I am going to reinstall the drivers after work today will let you know how
>>it goes, the machine has not changed recently(updates/software installs)
>>and
>>up until Sunday morning it was working fine
>>
>>but no I have not used any spoofing programmes (I was tempted to use one
>>to
>>spoof it to its original)
>>
>>and as for ipconfig I have tried that, it has changed on there too, on
>>reboot and disable/enable
>
> The thing I'd try, and many cards don't need special 'spoofing' programs
> BTW, is to set the card's mac address under windows. I don't know which
> cards allow this but the all the wired ones I've tried so far do. I've
> only tried the one wireless one but that also had the necessary ability
> built into its driver software.
>
> The way to do change the mac via windows is by configuring the card (not
> from amongst the comms stack, but via the properties of the card's own
> driver).
>
> If you do a 'status' followed by clicking 'properties' (if you have a
> network icon by your clock to right click on) or, if you do a 'properties'
> on the connection from the network connections folder, one of the first
> buttons you see is 'configure' beside whichever piece of hardware is in
> the 'connect using' box.
>
> Click that, go to 'advanced' and look for 'network address', meaning
> hardware address, ie mac code. You have to select 'value' (instead of 'not
> present') and it expects the address to be entered as one long 12 digit
> hex number, no colons or hyphens.
>
> My thinking as to why this might fix the glitch (and I suspect it is a
> hardware glitch, maybe the card is 'forgetting' its MAC) is the hope that
> it will cause windows to explicitly set the mac on the card prior to every
> use.
>
> If you read this posting prior to trying the reinstallation, I'd advise
> giving it a go first; it's quicker and easier and won't cause any
> accidental follow-on problems..
>
>
> Dave J.
> --
> Support a referendum on UK ID cards before they are
> inflicted at stupendous cost for negligible reward.
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/IDreferendum/



Cheers, I will look into that one

I did the reinstall last night and that didn't fix it

with regards to the [...] I meant I didn't want to loosen the security by
turning off mac filtering (I never read what I type, my bad).


Thanks
Craig