From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 18 16:53: 1 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51DA337B401 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 16:52:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from casper.sri.com (casper.SRI.COM [128.18.243.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C09EC43E9C for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 16:52:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from hogsett@csl.sri.com) Received: (qmail 24991 invoked from network); 18 Oct 2002 23:49:33 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO casper.SRI.COM) (127.0.0.1) by casper.sri.com with SMTP; 18 Oct 2002 23:49:33 -0000 Received: from quarter.csl.sri.com ([130.107.1.30]) by casper.SRI.COM (NAVGW 2.5.2.17) with SMTP id M2002101816493213400 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 16:49:32 -0700 Received: from axp.csl.sri.com (axp.csl.sri.com [130.107.2.30]) by quarter.csl.sri.com (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g9INjinr028537 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 16:45:44 -0700 Received: from axp.csl.sri.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by axp.csl.sri.com (8.12.6/8.12.3) with ESMTP id g9INji1J049405 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 16:45:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from hogsett@axp.csl.sri.com) Message-Id: <200210182345.g9INji1J049405@axp.csl.sri.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Mike Hogsett: Re: need software MAC address Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 8.8 (Time Passed Me By)) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Multipart_Fri_Oct_18_16:45:43_2002-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 16:45:44 -0700 From: Mike Hogsett Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG --Multipart_Fri_Oct_18_16:45:43_2002-1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Ooops forgot the list... --Multipart_Fri_Oct_18_16:45:43_2002-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." Subject: Re: need software MAC address In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 18 Oct 2002 18:36:54 CDT." <016801c276ff$3ebfa400$fa00a8c0@DaleCoportable> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 8.8 (Time Passed Me By)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 16:45:19 -0700 From: Mike Hogsett Instead of replacing the NIC can't he just use the "link" address family option in ifconfig to assign a different MAC address so that it appears to be a different machine? flagg# ifconfig fxp1 fxp1: flags=8802 mtu 1500 ether 00:30:48:11:be:23 media: Ethernet autoselect (none) status: no carrier flagg# ifconfig fxp1 ether aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff flagg# ifconfig fxp1 fxp1: flags=8802 mtu 1500 ether aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff media: Ethernet autoselect (none) status: no carrier - Mike > From: "Scott M. Nolde" > To: "Mr. Darren" > Cc: "freebsd" > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 5:49 PM > Subject: Re: need software MAC address > > > > Mr. Darren(darren780@yahoo.com)@2002.10.18 09:51:54 +0000: > > > My isp has partitioned the bandwidth it has assigned > > > me in half.(they assume everyone has 2 computers) If > > > I want to use it, I can buy a switch and add an extra > > > NIC card. I however would prefer to simply create a > > > fake interface, give it a separate MAC address.. and > > > BRIDGE it. any input on this would be helpfull. > > > > > > -Darren > > > > > > > Tell them to go piss up a flagpole and give you your other rightful > half > > of your bandwidth. Bitch like hell or get another provider. > Remind > > them that "assume is making an ass out of u and me." > > > > -- > > Scott Nolde > > GPG Key 0xD869AB48 > > > > LOL. He may have the right idea. Hard to believe > they'd do such a thang. > > Here's my thought ... > > Tell them you and run your (two!) computer(s) > through a hardware router for security, and have them > assign the IP to the "router's" mac addy, which, I guess, could just > be the > NIC in the box, what they dunno don't hurt? If that MAC is > already "on file", I've got a DI-604 I'd sell you cheap, but I like > FBSDers, so I'd have to say I wouldn't wish that device on > Linus Torvalds...... > > I guess another NIC don't cost too much, either, AFATG. > > Just my .02.. > > Kevin Kinsey > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message --Multipart_Fri_Oct_18_16:45:43_2002-1-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message