It's much easier to spoof a MAC address. The Orinoco cards don't allow you to do it by default, but it's pretty much a requirement for bridging. All operating systems I've seen other than Windows have a very easy interface for modifying MAC addresses for most NICs. And no one said it was perfect, but it'll keep Grampa Jones next door from snooping on your network.
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Bitt Faulk