Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 21:33:02 -0700 From: "Greg Smith" <freebsd_mail@yahoo.com> To: reader@newsguy.com Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Wrong MAC.. Now what? Message-ID: <200109012133020860.000C92FD@smtp.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <m13d66y42d.fsf@reader.newsguy.com> References: <m13d66y42d.fsf@reader.newsguy.com>
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Harry, Please try adding the following line to your pccard.conf entry, after the config line and before the insert line: ether 0xff0 If that doesn't work, try ether 0x110 Greg -----Original Message----- >In a previous thread here: > > Subject: Frustrating network problem - need diagnotic help > >A problem involving Freebsd-4.3<snap> finding an incorrect MAC address >for a pcmcia NIC, was discussed in some detail. It became clear that >the MAC is incorrect but no one has given an idea of how to set it >differently or if it can be set differently. > >In summary: >A toshiba 4005CDS running FreeBSD-4.3-STABLE(08/07/01), and no firewall >rules, is able to connect to anything on lan or internet outgoing but no >connections work inbound. That is the Address cannot be pinged ssh'd >etc. > >The MAC found with `ifconfig ed0': > > ether 01:d4:ff:03:00:20 > >Is apparently wrong by standards defined in `802.3' > >And in fact, firing up a win98 OS on the same machine and using the dos >command `ipconfig /All I get a different MAC that can be pinged, >connected to etc. > >>> Using dos command `ipconfig /All' I get the `physical address' >>> 00-E0-98-80-08-48 > >Now the question is what can be done to get the correct MAC address in >FreeBSD? > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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