<<Does anyone know why the NIC would be this important in the hardware
hash algorithm?>>
I would guess two reasons:
1. If your going to be connected to anything, it's the chief method of doing
so.
2. All Ethernet devices are MFG'd with a unique ID (MAC address). No two
are alike so it's a perfect ID mechanism. Most are built-in now a days and
are seldom changed. It's probably the least likely component to change once
it's installed.
Jim Dettman
Online Computer Services of WNY, Inc.
(315) 699-3443
jimdettman .at. earthlink .D.O.T net
-----Original Message-----
From: profox@leafe.com [mailto:profox .at. leafe .D.O.T com]On Behalf Of Kristyne
McDaniel
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 2:47 AM
To: Multiple recipients of ProFox
Subject: RE: [OT] MS Activation
Cindy,
> When
> the current hardware hash is compared to the original
> hardware hash, there must be 7 or more matching points [of 10]
> for the two hardware hashes to be considered in tolerance.
> If the network card is the same, then only 4 additional
> characteristics must match (because the network card is worth
> 3, for a total of 7). If the network card is not the same,
> then a total of 7 characteristics other than the network card
> must be the same.
This looks like a round about way of saying that if the NIC is changed,
then any other thing that changes at the same time causes the machine to
have to go through activation again.
I don't know how the NIC got to have such incredible importance in the
scheme... But then again, I never have changed them out much. These
days, I buy my machines with a NIC pre-installed and never remove them.
They don't fail much, and I don't see a good reason to change them if
they're still working.
Does anyone know why the NIC would be this important in the hardware
hash algorithm?
- Kris
www.mcstyles.com / www.shamrocktrails.com
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