Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 15:45:49 +0100 From: diffusae <punasipuli@t-online.de> To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to change MAC address on RPI-B? Message-ID: <f25b98cc-5c17-d95c-980a-3131fbc64614@t-online.de> In-Reply-To: <001301d23cd9$5775bf70$06613e50$@Kitz@xs4all.nl> References: <001301d23cd9$5775bf70$06613e50$@Kitz@xs4all.nl>
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Hi John, thanks a lot for you reply On 12.11.2016 12:38, John W. Kitz wrote: > "I've tried it this way in /etc/start_if.ue0: /etc/start_if.ue0 will be launched before the interface is up, so ifconfig up is done by the boot process. The only message I get at boot in this stage is: ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCDIFADDR): Can't assign requested address smsc0: chip 0xec00, rev. 0002 ue0: link state changed to DOWN ue0: link state changed to UP I also cannot change the MAC at runtime without loosing network connection. > Hence my question shouldn't you also use "ifconfig ue0 up" at the end in the > example you supplied (see above). There is no network connection, also if I supplied the ifconfig command on the CLI. > "How-To-Repeat: /etc/rc.conf > ifconfig_re0="inet 192.168.0.2/24" > ifconfig_re0_alias0="ether 00:02:1a:2b:3c:4d" That's another way you can set the MAC in /etc/rc.conf > Did you try this command-by-command through the CLI and have the output of > that? Yes, but I can't use alias or add parameter with the ether, lladdr or link options. Than it says: ifconfig: ether: bad value. But I've also tried this settings in /etc/rc.conf and it doesn't work. Regards, Reiner
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