Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 18:40:50 -0400 From: "Matthew K. Cowger" <mcowger@bowdoin.edu> To: "Francisco Reyes" <freyes@drf.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Retaining same MAC (Re: Need help configuring ethernet DSL modem) Message-ID: <DBEDLOOHIDFHOMJIFMGMEEFECCAA.mcowger@bowdoin.edu> In-Reply-To: <200106232228.SAA06370@mx3.drf.com>
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Francisco, MAC addresses are asgined to a card by the manufacturer and do not change unless you make that happen. Most Ethernet cards can have their MAC changed, but its not always easy to do. So, pretty much, they stay static. If you change ethernet cards, it will have a different MAC. Matt -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Francisco Reyes Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 6:33 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Retaining same MAC (Re: Need help configuring ethernet DSL modem) On Sat, 23 Jun 2001 13:23:20 -0400, Francisco Reyes wrote: >I just got a Wiltell Wirespeed DSL modem yesterday. >I tried with windows first: configured the machine with the IP as per the instructions and set the proper gateway. It worked. > >I then tried to do the same with FreeBSD, but it is not working. I thought maybe it was PPPoE. Wrote to the ISP and they wrote back saying > >ISP->No. Its straight ethernet. Just plug in your modem, and configure IP >ISP->address you were given to your ethernet interface. >ISP->ifconfig xx0 66.114.xx.xx netmask 255.255.255.0 After many, many hours troubleshooting why a FreeBSD machine could not connect it turns out the ISP uses MAC based authentication. I had first connected the DSL modem to a different machine so the authentication was failing. Does the MAC address ever change unless I change the hardware? Francisco Reyes Daily Racing Form Technical Support Manager freyes@drf.com (212) 366-7752 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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