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From: "Adam Maas" <mykroft@explosive.mail.net>
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Subject: Re: set of ethernet adress on boot
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Moritz Fromwald" <mfromwald@gmx.at>
To: "Shantanu Mahajan" <freebsd@dhumketu.cjb.net>
Cc: <questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: set of ethernet adress on boot


> > +-- Moritz Fromwald [freebsd] [06-06-03 20:32 +0200]:
> > | Hello
> > | Is it possible to set the ethernet adress automatically at boot time
> > before | dhclient attempts to contact a DHCP? | thx & regards | |
> > moritz fromwald
> >  yes. btw, why r u running dhclient if u r using static
> >  ip?
> >
> >  Regards,
> >  Shantanu
> >
>
> Hello,
> Well, I need to set the MAC adress before I contact
> the DHCP!
> regards
> moe
You can't set the MAC address, that's hard coded into the card. MAC
Addresses are unique 48 bit ID's, no 2 cards have the same MAC, and it is
assigned at the factory.

Adam