help please!!!

help please!!!
I brought a modem off ebay a surfboard ex virgin media modem the only problem ive no idea how to change the mac address on it. I emailed the seller asking how to do it but he just said ive sent the software and instructions but they were no help at all. Is there anyone who knows how to do it and which software i need to use.

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Old 09-11-2009
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Re: help please!!!
To change a MAC address, find that key with `regedit` and change it. Of course, Microsoft keeps moving the location of the key around. Every network interface card (NIC) has a unique MAC Address (Media Access Control address). This applies to all types of network cards, including Ethernet cards and WiFi cards. Under Windows XP, the MAC address can be changed in the Ethernet adapter's Properties menu, in the Advanced tab, as "MAC Address", "Locally Administered Address", "Ethernet Address" or "Network Address". The exact name depends on the Ethernet driver used, not all drivers support changing the MAC address in this way. The MAC Address is a six-byte number or 12-digit hexadecimal number number that is used to uniquely identify a host on an Ethernet network. The method to change the MAC address of a router varies with the router. Not all routers have the ability to change their MAC address. The feature is often referred to as "clone MAC address". This take the MAC address of one of the machine on your network and replaces the router's existing MAC address with it. Some support the option to manually enter the MAC address.
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