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Originally Posted by moetheman
No, the packet contains the MAC address of both the sending and receiving computer.
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That's the case only within a local netowrk or a P2P connection.
I did what you said and ran a search. Didn't take long.
TCP/IP packets only need or use your MAC address within a LAN, or on a P2P connection. They keep a full ARP Table on local networks, but those sent out over WAN connections use only the MAC address of the last and next router; they don't need the MAC on your network card and they don't carry the MAC address of your router beyond the next router to destination.