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by agf 3372 days ago
I would assume because MAC-based whitelisting is a commonly used WiFi access control mechanism?
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eridius 3372 days ago
Also possibly because, if it is associated with a wifi network, then it's already sending packets with its MAC address, so there's not much point in randomizing some of the packets.
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developer2 3372 days ago
In addition to those who whitelist based on MAC address, some networks also assign "static IPs" via DHCP based on the MAC address.
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