Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:44:14 -0700 From: Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changing the MAC address on a LAN adapter Message-ID: <4D3DC87E.1010400@blakemfg.com> In-Reply-To: <4D3D9CBC.7060700@herveybayaustralia.com.au> References: <20110123023834.19098.qmail@joyce.lan> <AANLkTinB_CFrZN6oHGS3DA5TZnfafggc95MX=juTgKp=@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101230946080.93018@joyce.lan> <AANLkTi=S5FHNQwu7ZgavF_-TgckFW1AsiY8ZRUKMWawk@mail.gmail.com> <4D3D9CBC.7060700@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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Da Rock wrote: > On 01/25/11 01:14, Paul B Mahol wrote: >> On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 3:47 PM, John R. Levine<johnl@iecc.com> wrote: >> >>>>> Is this a known problem? As far as I know, it's supposed to work. >>>>> >>>> How you change MAC address? With "ether" command? >>>> >>> # ifconfig em0 ether 01:17:a4:8f:04:5d >>> >> Well, if it does not work it can be driver bug. >> >> In iwn case try to set MAC address of iwn before creating wlan or >> you will need to set same MAC on wlanX and iwn. >> > Actually I can confirm that. I use lagg for failover, and I remember > now you have to set the 'real' interface to the MAC of the other lagg > member, not a 'psuedo-device' or it won't work. Same principle applies > here. > > HTH > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > Ethernet MAC addresses are assigned by the manufacturer of the equipment. Each unit gets a unique address which generally can't be changed and shouldn't be changed. The manufacturer buys a block of addresses from the IEEE. Best regards, Fred
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