Question. My iptv provider is asking for my MAC address. Can he or she hack my network if I release that MAC address? Say, for my smart TV? Thanks

by giovicc
cparacuto1

No

xenyz

No

It's really dumb identifier used for low-level networking devices on the same SUBNET, i.e. your internal local network. MAC addresses are never used past a gateway. They just started using this hardware identifier outside of its original purpose as a sort of "box ID". Think of it as a random generated unique password that lets you into the IPTV service's system