Why do I have to clear my alternate mac dress every time I try to play my Xbox?

Discus and support Why do I have to clear my alternate mac dress every time I try to play my Xbox? in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Every time I try to play online games, I have to go through and reset/clear my alternate MAC address 236bb675-c776-4c47-84d2-7cfdcb3050e5 Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by Ethan Arno, Apr 26, 2023.

  1. Ethan Arno
    Ethan Arno Guest

    Why do I have to clear my alternate mac dress every time I try to play my Xbox?


    Every time I try to play online games, I have to go through and reset/clear my alternate MAC address

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    Ethan Arno, Apr 26, 2023
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  2. Darhyl Mayte Amizola Win User

    Why do I have to clear my alternate mac dress every time I try to play my Xbox?

    Hey, there!

    Thank you for contacting us and welcome to the Microsoft Community.

    My name is Darhyl. I'm an Independent Advisor and I will do my best to help you sort this out.

    I'm sorry you are experiencing any trouble right now. No worries, I'm here to help you. If I may ask, may I know the error occurring if you play your online games without clearing your alternate Mac address?

    The importance of clearing the alternate Mac address is by doing so, the device will assign a new MAC address to the adapter and the existing address that was previously used will be discarded. This can come in handy if you’re having problems with your connection to a wireless network; resetting your MAC address may help you access the network again.

    Reference link: https://www.michelem.org/what-does-alternate-ma....
  3. Wizzywar Win User

    Unsolvable Input Delay Xbox Series X/S

    Try clearing local saved data form Xbox then clear MAC address. Might have worked for me
    I clear my MAC every single time before I play. And I've reset and deleted my save data, on 3 different Xboxs, an inordinate amount of times, unfortunately.
  4. XBA_Hype Win User

    Microsoft has to be throttling my upload speeds on Xbox One console

    not sure if you have tried this but try clear your alternate mac address. network settings - advanced settings -alternate mac - clear (xbox will restart)

    a lot of people say mac should have nothing to do with it, but i have found through all my years gaming and using the technique provided to me years ago it helps solve alot of network issues.

    i hope it helps you.
  5. lllWormWoodlll Win User

    Xbox multiplayer problem

    I play Red dead 2 online and have received the same error message, 0x50000006; it was a problem with Rockstar server.... I receive this error at least once or twice every time I log into play.. if you read the text around it it says that it's a problem
    on rockstars end.. I have found it useful to reset my alternate Mac address, to do so you can navigate to settings on your Xbox dashboard then go to network settings,/ advanced settings/ alternate Mac address and then click on clear... this will restart
    your Xbox and I hope it's helpful But ultimately I believe this is a rockstar server issue..
  6. K. White 10 Win User

    Xbox will not show Wifi

    Nothing you said is correct, the correct fix is to clear the alternate MAC Address:

    Settings -> General -> Network Settings -> Advanced Settings -> Alternate MAC address -> Choose “Clear” from that menu.

    Your responses must have waisted so many users’ time. I don’t understand why you all answer questions that you have no idea about. Honestly, do you even know WHY my fix works but yours doesn’t (and rather wastes money/time)?
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