Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 11:10:57 -0600 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Steve.Gailey@db.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ifconfig: changing mac address Message-ID: <199905141710.LAA11648@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199905141618.RAA03237@pow.srv.uk.deuba.com> References: <199905141618.RAA03237@pow.srv.uk.deuba.com>
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> Is it possible to change the mac address of an ethernet card using > ifconfig? Not in any 'standard' card, no. Some cards (in SUN workstations) allow you to swap the EEPROM with the mac address, and I'll bet somewhere someone has designed a card with a programmable mac address, but normally it's not settable. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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