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Jo_Neri
Jan 03, 2017Aspirant
R8000 has two Mac IDs
I recently acquired a Nighthawk X6 R8000 router and connected to my fibre to home conection. I noticed something peculiar. The Mac ID of my Router is indicated as 2c:30:33:d2:8c:f1. Ever sinc...
- Jan 04, 2017
MAC addresses are tied to interfaces. Therefore, it's normal for a router to have multiple MAC addresses.
Jo_Neri
Jan 04, 2017Aspirant
Hello Stephen
The 2c:30:33:d2:8c:f1. Mac Id is on the label of the router. It also shows under the Router information in "Advanced"
The 2c:30:33:d2:8c:f2 Mac Id is reflected in the "Internet Port" in 'Advanced' and also reflects as the log in Mac Id on my ISP logs.
Regds
Jo
TheEther
Jan 04, 2017Guru
MAC addresses are tied to interfaces. Therefore, it's normal for a router to have multiple MAC addresses.