Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 06:31:56 -0500 From: George Neville-Neil <gnn@freebsd.org> To: Kai Gallasch <k@free.de> Cc: "freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org" <freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: MAC addresses to use for BHyve VM's running under FreeBSD? Message-ID: <9BF7840E-03C2-47E4-A863-DE07FB1256F1@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <5975C516-9590-4059-A094-96EDFF1420FC@free.de> References: <CAG=rPVcvoDhHW%2BWA1ooR=7d=rbTUhdT_aV5V1qqwCxpNYPiwJw@mail.gmail.com> <5975C516-9590-4059-A094-96EDFF1420FC@free.de>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Feb 5, 2014, at 3:33 , Kai Gallasch <k@free.de> wrote: > Am 05.02.2014 um 08:03 schrieb Craig Rodrigues: >> Hi, >> >> I am running many BHyve VM's and am using tap interfaces >> with a single bridge. I am configuring the IP addresses >> of these VM's via DHCP. >> >> I need to have separate MAC addresses for each VM. >> >> Can anyone recommend a range of MAC addresses to use? >> >> I seem to recall that at the 2013 FreeBSD Vendor Summit in >> Sunnyvale, California, that George mentioned that >> there might be a Organizational Unique Identifier (OUI) for the FreeBSD >> project that we can use for BHyve VM's. Is that right? >> >> If not, can people recommend a range of addresses to use? > > http://standards.ieee.org/develop/regauth/oui/public.html > > Using "Search the Public MA-L Listing" with search term FreeBSD reveals.. > > --- snip --- > > Here are the results of your search through the public section of the IEEE Standards OUI database report for freebsd: > > 58-9C-FC (hex) FreeBSD > Foundation > 589CFC (base 16) > FreeBSD > Foundation > P.O. Box 20247 > Boulder CO 80308-3247 > UNITED STATES > --- snap --- > > Correct, that is an address that the Foundation has registered with the IEEE. If you look at sys/net/ieee_oui.h you will see that I’ve allocated a range to bhyve already. Best, George [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org iEYEARECAAYFAlLyISwACgkQYdh2wUQKM9KMeQCfaltXAuTLZ6NnvmuWF7PZTq3L deMAoK4gwbmp2iICjLWWQNx96Xu3qVaP =NUkn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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