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And fortunately, each computer does have a unique MAC address.

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Not exactly. You can clone a MAC address (they're quasi-unique, but in most cases programmable) and in some cases you can just make one up as you go. (I know that plenty of routers allow you to clone the mac address of a network card if your cable ISP is retarded and only allows one computer to access it, and this technology exists for network interfaces as well usually).

The only drawback here, is that obviously if they start checking for things like this, the tech savvy people will gradually learn how to get around it through defeating MAC addresses. Plus you could just buy a handful of network cards and stick them in a machine and be connected to the same site multiple times with multiple addresses. Hrmph. (ultimately not a viable solution unfortunately).

The only real change will happen when the internet FINALLY moves to IPv6 everywhere, and every computer does in fact get a unique IP address and network admins will have no excuses other than being lazy to give every machine their own unique IP address, as IPv6 allows for pretty much everything connectable to the internet on the entire planet to have a unique address assigned to it. So it's an un-fixable problem.

You can always buy more/new lines, and in plenty of areas you can just connect to a different wireless network if you want to. There are always ways around things, and much like the money involved with drugs seems to override any fear of getting caught, I think the money involved with cheating at online poker probably outweighs any minor expenses and hassles involved with doing it unfortunately. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]