[thelist] FW: MAC Addresses/Physical Address!
Michael Pemberton
mpember at phreaker.net
Thu Oct 3 04:21:01 CDT 2002
jon hall wrote:
>If they are all connected to the internet already, why not generate
>the UUID on the server, send it to the client, and write it encrypted
>to some remote corner of the HD or the registry?
>
>
You could always just generate a unique id based on the hardware of the
machine. Then, simply regenerate it each time the user replaces a
component. Finally, make then call your help line and spend days on
hold waiting to be allowed back into the system that they had paid good
money to use. Oops. I think that idea has already been stolen, my mistake.
<tip type="helpdesk support" author="Michael Pemberton">
When dealing with a central help desk or management centre that supports
your IT system, never trust them when they say they have solved a
problem. That is unless they can explain in simple terms what triggered
the problem in the first place.
There is nothing worse than have a problem that took 2 days to fix
repeat because some techie has made some change and guessed it will fix
your situation.
</tip>
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Michael Pemberton
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