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C6300 MAC Addresses
I bought a refurbished C6300, so the serial# is removed from the Product Label. There was an insert in the box that said to go to the Advanced Settings and provide the ISP (Cox, in my case) with the ...
> I bought a refurbished C6300, [...]
Questions about odd-ball behavior or configuration might best be
directed to the fellow who "refurbished" the gizmo.
> Why are there 2 MAC addresses on the device?
There should be one for the WAN/Internet interface, and another for
any LAN interface. The ISP should care about only the one for the
WAN/Internet interface.
Normally, these MAC addresses are fixed, but the one for the
WAN/Internet interface can be configured by the user. I wouldn't expect
one to change spontaneously, but a reset operation might restore some
original value, which could override any manual change(s) made earlier.
If it _keeps_ changing, then you have a serious anomaly.
It was refurshed by Netgear, so I think I'm good there.