Can a device have two MAC numbers?

Hi all networkers,

On the home LAN there is a wireless device which allows computers
to communicate wirelessly with other computers on the LAN and
beyond the LAN. According to *arp -a it has MAC number
vv:ww:xx:yy:zz:2e while according to "Wireless Networks - Visible
Access Points" on my Asus Eee PC 1000 (Yes folks I have just bought
one!) there are two entries one having MAC number vv:ww:xx:yy:zz:2F,
that is one different from above, and the other with a totally
different MAC number. I think one of these, presumably the latter,
is someone down the road! I have a choice of connecting via either
"access point"; but perhaps I should not piggyback on a neighbour's
network. :-)

My son set up the wireless connection which only he uses with his
Apple computer, so I don't know anything about it. I would like to
be sure that I am connecting via this point in the house.

Help appreciated.

Cheers,
Dave Lane

PS the Eee PC 1000 comes with Linux installed, so I have not paid the
B. Gates tax. :-)))

--
The shattered tower which now forms Vista from his Windows. --Sir W. Scott.
[1913 Webster] -- a prophet for our time?
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Outlook over HTTP
    ... What if you just add another WAP inside your LAN - just plug it into your ... The WAP is connected in parallel with SBS to the broadband router, ... I think what you're seeing is that you've got a wireless network ... How are you connecting the WAP to the broadband router? ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Vista file sharing across and Access Point / Networks / Merging, etc.
    ... I have a simple LAN that includes a wireless access point device. ... Some computers are wired and some computers are connected via the AP / ... We just introduced a new Vista system on the wireless part of the LAN. ... The Network and Sharing Center settings were normal for our Vista systems: ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing)
  • Re: networking wireless to lan
    ... >I have a windows xp pro and win 98 computers on a lan network. ... >All three computers are on the web, all three can get to the Internet. ... >is 98) but i cant get the wireless laptop to see the lan line computers. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Re: Protecting my identity from websites
    ... I found I could access a neighbor's wireless system. ... you are connecting to an unprotected LAN via a wireless ... Your computer became a peer member of the LAN. ... getting a DHCP address from the router, ...
    (comp.sys.mac.apps)
  • Re: How do I create/configure a secure wireless network for my office AND allow customers to connect
    ... I have one laptop that is wireless, ... computers and 1 LAN printer that have NICs for wired lines. ... What can/should I do in order to maintain a secure LAN network for my ...
    (comp.sys.mac.comm)