topic Re: Mac address type ? in Broadband & Landline

Mac address type ?

kcurrie65 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:03:10 GMT

I have an issue with wifi calling on an s20fe and a a42 5g both work fine on WiFi calling apart from with my new ee router. A new router is on the way. I was looking at my WiFi settings on the phones there is one for mac settings it has 2 options it was on randomized the other being phone. When I change it to phone it allows WiFi calling to work on the ee router. My question is what are the differences between the 2 ?

Re: Mac address type ?

XRaySpeX — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:20:34 GMT

@kcurrie65 :

The phone's MAC allows your phone to be id'ed as to manufacturer & even model.
A randomised MAC is faking it & might even id it as something completely different.

However I see no reason why the router should really care.

Re: Mac address type ?

kcurrie65 — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:30:33 GMT

Thanks. It was going well on phone but then it went wonky again sigh. Guess I will have to wait till the new router arrived an see if that resolves it. So frustrating 😫 WiFi calling works grand outside the house and with my mifi spot just very temperamental on this router

Re: Mac address type ?

XRaySpeX — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:35:24 GMT

With each of those 2 types of MAC for your phone look in your router at what types on Connected Device it thinks they are. I'd expect there's a good chance that with:

Phone MAC it sees the model of your phone.
Randomised MAC it sees it as "Unknown".