Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:06:42 +0200 From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> To: Dave <dmehler26@woh.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing a nic's mac address, freebsd6 Message-ID: <20060419150642.1ff9230c@localhost> In-Reply-To: <002601c663ad$84e72270$0200a8c0@satellite> References: <002601c663ad$84e72270$0200a8c0@satellite>
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--Sig_4ViUCy=9dqEhgGKeXFcRK_w Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Dave" <dmehler26@woh.rr.com> wrote: > I've got an rl0 nic on a freebsd6 machine that i need to change > it's mac address on a tempoary basis. I will want to change it back > when my testing is complete. I read this was feasible with opbnbsd, > and was wondering if the capability was available in fbsd6? Also, > does it matter which tempoary mac address i give the card? You can use "ifconfig rl0 ether $NEWMAC" to change the mac address, ether has been around for a while and doesn't require FreeBSD 6.x. You're free to choose any address you like, but most of the time taking a free one (not already taken in your network) makes sense. Fabian --=20 http://www.fabiankeil.de/ --Sig_4ViUCy=9dqEhgGKeXFcRK_w Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFERjXijV8GA4rMKUQRAlYCAJ9+csoV/0SuGmdTob4gxDcb7BU/SQCfZASP TLQ7POzTpYhhQTKlLWAncXs= =Vks2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_4ViUCy=9dqEhgGKeXFcRK_w--
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