Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:03:52 +0100 From: Vincent Hoffman <vince@unsane.co.uk> To: pluknet <pluknet@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, XkuIPjIedEYT XkuIPjIedEYT <xkuipjiedeyt@gmail.com> Subject: Re: How can I change the MAC address of ath0? Message-ID: <49D35828.6060703@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <a31046fc0904010159x31966b23se44e507fc038e1a7@mail.gmail.com> References: <1128196a0904010150v572edbd4sb9ab080e2cd8bbb1@mail.gmail.com> <a31046fc0904010159x31966b23se44e507fc038e1a7@mail.gmail.com>
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On 1/4/09 09:59, pluknet wrote: > 2009/4/1 XkuIPjIedEYT XkuIPjIedEYT <xkuipjiedeyt@gmail.com>: > >> I'm running the FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT r190504. >> >> # dmesg | grep ^ath0 >> ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0xf4000000-0xf400ffff irq 18 at device 11.0 on pci0 >> ath0: [ITHREAD] >> ath0: AR2413 mac 7.9 RF2413 phy 4.5 >> >> changing the MAC address directly on ath0 didn't work: >> >> # ifconfig ath0 link 00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee >> ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Operation not supported by device >> >> # ifconfig ath0 ether 00:aa:bb:cc:dd:ee >> ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCAIFADDR): Operation not supported by device >> > > It looks that something was changed in this area in r190508. > > I dont have a current system handy so this is conjecture, since the ath device isnt used directly and instead you use cloned wlan devices, could you instead change the MAC address assigned to that instead? Vince
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