Re:Verizon Knows Your WiFi SSID and Key
by cbhl on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @04:23AM
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1) Any decent device manufacturer should have a record of the serial number of every device they sell. Bonus points if you mailed in your name and address and serial number so you'd be eligible for the warranty.
2) The MAC often is the serial number for many ethernet devices. (Most routers are weird because they usually have at least two or three MAC addresses, but it works out so long as you're consistent about which one you use.)
Re:Verizon Knows Your WiFi SSID and Key
by MertsA on Sunday March 30, 2014 @12:32AM
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For a modem, at least all DOCSIS modems the serial number will be totally separate and is used for authentication to the modem. Not 100% sure about FiOS as I don't have it but I'd imagine they would do something similar to the rest of the industry.
2) The MAC often is the serial number for many ethernet devices. (Most routers are weird because they usually have at least two or three MAC addresses, but it works out so long as you're consistent about which one you use.)