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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:50:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: MAC cloning available like Linux has?
From: "Chris H" <chris#@1command.com>
To: "Freddie Cash" <fjwcash@gmail.com>
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> On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Chris H <chris#@1command.com> wrote:
>
>> ifconfig_ue0="DHCP"
>> ifconfig_ue0_alias0="ether ##:##:##:##:##:##"
>>
>> So apparently it's not possible (for me) to accomplish this
>> with anything but Linux. Bummer, have used BSD exclusively
>> since the early 80's. Couldn't imagine having to use anything
>> else. :(
>>
>
> You're just not trying hard enough, or thinking logically enough.  ;)

Or _too_ hard -- making it harder than it really is. ;)
>
> ifconfig then dhclient works.  Yet you configure rc.conf to do dhclient
> then ifconfig.  :)

D'OH!

>
> Reverse your rc.conf entries to match what you did at the command prompt:
>
> ifconfig_ue0="ether blah blah blah"
> ifconfig_ue0_alias0="DHCP"

Thanks/1 That will _clearly_ work.

Thanks for Freddie, for taking the time to respond.

>
> --
> Freddie Cash
> fjwcash@gmail.com
>