Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 19:03:02 -0400 From: "Francisco Reyes" <freyes@drf.com> To: "Joe Clarke" <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Retaining same MAC (Re: Need help configuring ethernet DSL modem) Message-ID: <200106232259.SAA06400@mx3.drf.com> In-Reply-To: <20010623183357.X8873-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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On Sat, 23 Jun 2001 18:47:38 -0400 (EDT), Joe Clarke wrote: >However, you can use ifconfig to change your MAC address to whatever you >like. By default FreeBSD leaves this along right? > As you can imagine, this can be quite bad if you choose one that is >not unique on your broadcast domain. However, this can be useful if you >have to replace your ethernet card with a new one, but need to keep your >same MAC. To do this, do the following while in a fairly idle network >state (like SU mode): >ifconfig <interface> ether <address> >arp -a -d >Now, when your ARP cache refreshes, your IP address will be bound to the >given MAC address. Thanks for the info. Will keep it handy for reference. 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
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