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From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To: "Vladislav V. Anikiev" <vladani@mail.spbnit.ru>
Cc: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com>,
	freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Re: MAC address
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Network Interface Card


On Sat, 9 Feb 2002, Vladislav V. Anikiev wrote:

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>  Hello Brian,
>=20
>   The MAC address - I meen The Media Access Control address (i.e., ethern=
et
> hardware address, not IP address). I want to use the default hardware (no=
t
> current physical ) address in my license management software.
>=20
>   Why did you write: "Depending on the NIC". The NIC means Network
> Information Center. Doesn't it ?
>=20
>  Vladislav
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> ----------
> > =CE=F2: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com>
> > =CA=EE=EC=F3: Vladislav V. Anikiev <vladani@mail.spbnit.ru>
> > =CA=EE=EF=E8=FF: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
> > =D2=E5=EC=E0: Re: MAC address
> > =C4=E0=F2=E0: 8 =F4=E5=E2=F0=E0=EB=FF 2002 =E3. 5:45
> >=20
> > On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 10:45:01PM +0300, Vladislav V. Anikiev wrote:
> > >=20
> > >   Hello everyone,
> > >=20
> > >  I'm writing some license management software. It needs to be
> node-locked.
> > > I would like to use an ethernet MAC address. There are two addresses
> > > (default hardware address and current physical address). I would pref=
er
> to
> > > use the default hardware address, because it can't be changed by
> setting in
> > > software.
> >=20
> > Depending on the NIC, the MAC address _can_ be changed.  Unless
> > I've completely misunderstood you...
> >=20
> > And, what if you have two NICs?
> >=20
> > >   How can I take  this default hardware address (I'm using FreeBSD 4.=
4
> > > curently)?
> >=20
> > The output from 'dmesg' seems to record the device's MAC address
> > before it mght get changed via ifconfig.  But, that's not preserved
> > forever...
> >=20
> > >   I've found out the way how it works in "ifconfig", but in this case
> I've
> > > got the current physical address, I think (right?), which can be
> changed.
> > >=20
> > >  Help me, please
> > >=20
> > >  Vladislav
> >=20
> > --=20
> > Brian 'you Bastard' Reichert=09=09<reichert@numachi.com>
> > 37 Crystal Ave. #303=09=09=09Daytime number: (603) 434-6842
> > Derry NH 03038-1713 USA=09=09=09Intel architecture: the left-hand path
> >=20
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