How To change the Buzz MAC

[dells]

you can use a custom mac address for the buzz box by pressing the blue button when in settings and input any mac you want this way you do not have to use the original mac of the buzz box if you dont want to

[Ryu]

thats awesome feature. thanks:cool: kof

[Gabacho]

What's the reason for using a different MAC?

[Ryu]

I believe its for security reason.

[dishuser]

What's the reason for using a different MAC?
if you are already using a service on a different box and want to use the buzz you don't need the service to change to a new mac addy
you can use the old one

[Gabacho]

Thanks Dish. So if i have a DL I can put it's MAC in the Buzz and connect as long as the DL is off? Correct?

[dishuser]

Thanks Dish. So if i have a DL I can put it's MAC in the Buzz and connect as long as the DL is off? Correct?

that's correct

[Aggy]

Thanks Dish. So if i have a DL I can put it's MAC in the Buzz and connect as long as the DL is off? Correct?


if you are already using a service on a different box and want to use the buzz you don't need the service to change to a new mac addy
you can use the old one


Not 100% accurate. If you have a sub on something like stbemu/shield setup you could use the same mac on the buzz and get it working on the buzz. However going back to the shield isn't possible as the mac/serial/other info is now tied to the buzz. Even copying the serial of the buzz in stbemu won't work. Youll get an STB blocked error or something when you try to go back to stbemu/sheild. The sub will still work on the buzz.

I've tried copying the mac of a t2 to a buzz and that doesn't work either. Things may have changed as I did these tests a feeonths ago.

Where the changing of the macs comes in handy is say you're with a sub with reseller A and you find the same sub with reseller B and want to swtich to B. No need to get your mac released by reseller A or wait for the mac to fall off the panel or whatever. Just use a random mac.

[dishuser]

Not 100% accurate. If you have a sub on something like stbemu/shield setup you could use the same mac on the buzz and get it working on the buzz. However going back to the shield isn't possible as the mac/serial/other info is now tied to the buzz. Even copying the serial of the buzz in stbemu won't work. Youll get an STB blocked error or something when you try to go back to stbemu/sheild. The sub will still work on the buzz.

I've tried copying the mac of a t2 to a buzz and that doesn't work either. Things may have changed as I did these tests a feeonths ago.

Where the changing of the macs comes in handy is say you're with a sub with reseller A and you find the same sub with reseller B and want to swtich to B. No need to get your mac released by reseller A or wait for the mac to fall off the panel or whatever. Just use a random mac.I only use a server(s) that require mac so it's no problem
I also have a zoomtak with stbemu pro that has all my services on it even though they are also on my M8,buzz and global
no serial or anything else is tied to those accounts

[dishuser]

just tried it
went from buzz to zoomtak and back to buzz using same mac
no problem

[PayPerView]

just tried it
went from buzz to zoomtak and back to buzz using same mac
no problem

This is of course with the assumption you are using Papiao services since other services aren't allowed to be discussed here.

I have tried this method and it simply does not work. I have an AVOV box and a Buzz box. Since I cannot change the AVOV mac I changed to the Buzz mac to match that of the AVOV box. This was in the hopes I could move from room to room with ease as long as one box or the other was turned off.

I turn on the AVOV box and it connects and I can watch TV. I turn off the AVOV box go into the other room and turn on the Buzz box and it simply will not connect. I go to the Papiao site and do an IPTV reset and now the Buzz box will connect. I turn off the Buzz box go back to the other room turn on the AVOV box and it will not connect. I do an IPTV reset and now the AVOV box will connect. It's an endless circle.

The point of entering a different MAC into the Buzz is to match another boxes MAC (even if it's another Buzz box) for ease of moving back and forth between boxes. I have found this is not possible without constant IPTV resets which defeats the purpose. If I have to IPTV reset every time I switch boxes I might as well leave the original Buzz MAC alone.

[Marley]

cool thanks for that info always learn something new

[dishuser]

This is of course with the assumption you are using Papiao services since other services aren't allowed to be discussed here.

I have tried this method and it simply does not work. I have an AVOV box and a Buzz box. Since I cannot change the AVOV mac I changed to the Buzz mac to match that of the AVOV box. This was in the hopes I could move from room to room with ease as long as one box or the other was turned off.

I turn on the AVOV box and it connects and I can watch TV. I turn off the AVOV box go into the other room and turn on the Buzz box and it simply will not connect. I go to the Papiao site and do an IPTV reset and now the Buzz box will connect. I turn off the Buzz box go back to the other room turn on the AVOV box and it will not connect. I do an IPTV reset and now the AVOV box will connect. It's an endless circle.

The point of entering a different MAC into the Buzz is to match another boxes MAC (even if it's another Buzz box) for ease of moving back and forth between boxes. I have found this is not possible without constant IPTV resets which defeats the purpose. If I have to IPTV reset every time I switch boxes I might as well leave the original Buzz MAC alone.

I never mentioned the server
and since this is the buzz section I posted my findings of changing the mac to match another box

[sutterhome]

Can you do buzz to buzz with same mac without resets? as long as both are not on at the same time?

[Maestro701]

Can you do buzz to buzz with same mac without resets? as long as both are not on at the same time?

Sure! Give it try! Just make sure they not on at the same time because then you run into trouble

[sutterhome]

buzz wont hold mac change, turn off an on its the old mac...any secrets?

[dishuser]

buzz wont hold mac change, turn off an on its the old mac...any secrets?

never had that problem...ever
4 buzz boxes using same mac

[NBS]

never had that problem...ever
4 buzz boxes using same mac

me either ....

[sutterhome]

me either ....


may have to try a reset

[NBS]

may have to try a reset

i would clear data on the apk first before a reset

[sutterhome]

i would clear data on the apk first before a reset

wouldn't factory reset do that by default?

[ilan]

When you're on the server page and have one of the servers selected, press the blue button on the remote.

[NBS]

wouldn't factory reset do that by default?

clearing data on the buzz apk only affects that app

[riphammer]

Where do you change mac on buzz vid stick? I can’t find it anywhere, thanks for any help

[Ryu]

Where do you change mac on buzz vid stick? I can’t find it anywhere, thanks for any help

you can not. only buzz2 had that feature. buzz4 and buzz5 you can not.