ip numbers on ethernet cards in article apr uvm edu djohnson moose uvm edu writes is it possible through either pin configuration or through software programming to change the ip numbers on an ethernet card the ethernet card doesn t use the ip number bits usually it uses the ethernet address bits usually i have never run across an ethernet controller that cannot be programmed to use an address that is not assigned to it decnet requires this feature however that said there is no reason to ever change the ethernet address they are globally unique the first three bytes being assigned to the manufacturer by the ieee and the last three by the manufacturer russ nelson crynwr com what canst thou say crynwr software crynwr software sells packet driver support grant st voice lpf member ask me about potsdam ny fax the harm software patents do
