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Licensing using MAC address

Subject:	Licensing using MAC address
Posted by:	"ivan" (iv..@email.com)
Date:	Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:15:31 +0200

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I wanted to generate license keys for my application
based on MAC address. Unfortunately Windows do not
report MAC address on PCs that do have network card
but which is not connected to network.

( Either looking at Properties of network connection on taskbar,
or programatically using code that can be found on many places
on internet, using these calls
    NetBiosCheck(Netbios(NCB));
    MachineNameToAdapter(MachineName, Ncb.Ncb_CallName);
    Add(AdapterToString(Adapter));  )

Is there any way how to obtain MAC in such case ?
Or does anybody have an idea how to reasonably safely/reliably
identify the PC ?

thanks
ivan

Glossary

Replies:

Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Brad Prendergast on Wed, 20 Jul 2005
- Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by ivan on Wed, 20 Jul 2005
  - Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by OBones on Wed, 20 Jul 2005
  - Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Brad Prendergast on Wed, 20 Jul 2005
  - Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by ivan on Wed, 20 Jul 2005
    - Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Brad Prendergast on Wed, 20 Jul 2005
      - Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Matt Hardiman on Thu, 21 Jul 2005
        Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Roger Lascelles on Mon, 25 Jul 2005
Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Frankie Leong on Mon, 25 Jul 2005
- Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Bonny Gijzen on Tue, 26 Jul 2005
  - Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Arthur Hoornweg on Wed, 27 Jul 2005
    - Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Bonny Gijzen on Tue, 2 Aug 2005
- Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Charles Hacker on Wed, 27 Jul 2005
  - Re: Licensing using MAC address posted by Frankie Leong on Wed, 27 Jul 2005