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Use the Microsoft Live API to locate the physical coordinates of a MAC address.

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Use the Microsoft Live API to locate the physical coordinates of a MAC address.

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Post by detokaal » Sun, Jul 31, 2011, 4:51 PM UTC

Use the Microsoft Live API to locate the physical coordinates of a MAC address.
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Post by molecule » Sun, Jul 31, 2011, 5:27 PM UTC

Or not. "Results: MAC address not found in the Live database"

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Post by coin » Sun, Jul 31, 2011, 5:48 PM UTC

It can't handle MAC address in lowercase. Lame..

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Post by rjbond3rd » Sun, Jul 31, 2011, 7:57 PM UTC

molecule wrote: post #2

Or not. "Results: MAC address not found in the Live database"

It wants the MAC of a public wifi access point (rather than one's own MAC).

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Post by pacaro » Sun, Jul 31, 2011, 8:17 PM UTC

coin wrote: post #3

It can't handle MAC address in lowercase. Lame..

Indeed, and requires : seperators when - is common too.

Hint, on a Windows machine "arp -a" will print the MAC addresses of the machines on the local subnet.

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