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Subject: Re:  yet another unsupported PHY in fxp driver
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> Relevant dmesg output:
> 
> fxp0: Ethernet address 00:08:c7:7b:05:bd
> bpf: fxp0 attached
> fxp1: Ethernet address 00:b4:c0:91:d2:9c, 10Mbps
> bpf: fxp1 attached
> fxp2: Ethernet address 00:b4:c0:91:d2:9c, 10Mbps
> bpf: fxp2 attached
> fxp3: Ethernet address 00:b4:c0:91:d2:9c, 10Mbps
> 
> Say what? I lived under the impression that MAC addresses were unique. Here
> I have three cards that have identical MAC adresses.

This is probably tangential to the rest of the discussion, but: The
requirement is a unique MAC address per *host*, not per card. Sun
workstations have traditionally been setup this way.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no


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