From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 24 19:00:04 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A651106564A for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:00:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fred@blakemfg.com) Received: from mail.getnet.net (mail.getnet.net [216.19.223.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 46C3E8FC23 for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:00:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 5918 invoked from network); 24 Jan 2011 18:49:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 24 Jan 2011 18:49:59 -0000 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at getnet.net Received: from mail.getnet.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.getnet.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 771eKpfY6jz0 for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:49:59 -0700 (MST) Received: (qmail 5902 invoked from network); 24 Jan 2011 18:49:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ragnok.blakemfg.com) (fredb@216.19.219.132) by mail.getnet.net with ESMTPA; 24 Jan 2011 18:49:59 -0000 Message-ID: <4D3DC87E.1010400@blakemfg.com> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:44:14 -0700 From: Fred User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20091021) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20110123023834.19098.qmail@joyce.lan> <4D3D9CBC.7060700@herveybayaustralia.com.au> In-Reply-To: <4D3D9CBC.7060700@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Changing the MAC address on a LAN adapter X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:00:04 -0000 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 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