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Step 6 The Mac OS X, as a graphical user interface or GUI-based Operating System, provides a menubased way of retrieving the Computer ID. Click on the 'Dock' and select the 'System Preferences' menu. Step 7 Under this menu, select the Network option. This will bring up a window that displays locations associated with different MAC addresses. Click on the 'Built-in Ethernet' option from the Ethernet tab. Step 8 Read the resulting value corresponding to the Ethernet ID label. Step 9 Under the Microsoft Windows Operating System, it is assumed that the TCP/IP protocol is installed in the machine. Click on the 'Start' button and select the 'Run' option. Step 10 In the new window, type the command 'cmd' in the Open box (omit the quotes), and click on the 'OK' button. Step 11 This will launch the Command Prompt window. Type the command 'ipconfig' with the '/all' option and press the 'Enter' key on the keyboard. Step 12 This will display a list of values. The Computer ID is the value which corresponds to the Physical Address category. Step 13 For new computer systems without an installed Operating System, a Fermi Linux floppy disk is required. It may be secured from FCC3W or WH8NW. Put it into the floppy drive and direct the machine up to the display screen of 'Choose a Language'. Step 14 Press the CTRL, ALT, and F4 keys simultaneously. The string at the bottom part of the screen beginning with '<6>eth0:' is the Computer ID.
If you're for example using torrents it is possible to see your Computer ID. If someone really wants to find out who you are, they can by creating a simple algorithm to track your Computer ID patterns in torrent networks. Same method can be applied to all types of networks. WiFi WPA/WPA2 is not secure. With today's technology going so fast, WiFi security methods are not safe anymore. The only thing someone has to do in order to get your WPA/WPA2 password is to spoof your MAC address. Which means to copy your unique signature to their own computer, and by doing so trick your WPA/WPA2 security into thinking the attacker is using the same computer as you. The attacker only then have to wait until you log off and log on to find out what your WPA/WPA2 key is. VPNCheck Pro can change your MAC address automatically but also Hostname and Computer name. Making it a lot harder if not impossible for WiFi attackers to find your password. This also applies for all the Computer ID sniffer algorithms on networks. Hint: To protect yourself against simple cracking methods on WiFi networks then use at least 62 random characters and special symbols for password.