[LINK] MAC addresses on public wifi

Richard Chirgwin rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au
Fri Jul 16 11:22:59 AEST 2010


Jan -

Yes. WiFi (like all Ethernet) uses the MAC address for network 
addressing. The frames contain both source address and destination address.

RC

Jan Whitaker wrote:
> Linkers,
> When one uses a public wifi network and gmail, does the header 
> contain the MAC address of the device that connected to the network?
> Alternatively, are there any other identifiers in the email or on the 
> local network at the wifi point that would tie to a particular piece 
> of hardware?
>
> Jan
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