Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 12:55:46 +0200 (MET DST) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: hans@artcom.de (Hans Huebner) Cc: mike@smith.net.au, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD HA configuration / Ethernet address takeover Message-ID: <199804261055.MAA21807@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980426003432.489A-100000@transrapid.artcom.de> from Hans Huebner at "Apr 26, 98 00:52:12 am"
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As Hans Huebner wrote... > Hello again, > > On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Mike Smith wrote: > > In your case, if you know the adapter(s) you're using, you could add > > code to allow the change to be made. This would involve implementing > > the SIOCGIFHWADDR and SIOCSIFHWADDR (get/set hardware address) socket > > ioctls, which would be relatively simple. > I looked at the DE21040 documentation and found out that you're right. I > also found out that this particular Ethernet chip allows for multiple MAC You will probably find that all (well...) DEC ethernetcards / chips can do so. At least the ones that are supported in DECnet environments. DECnet changes the MAC address (don't ask me why) of the card. W/ _ ______________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Bulte email: wilko @ yedi.iaf.nl |/|/ / / /( (_) Arnhem, The Netherlands WWW: http://www.tcja.nl ______________________________________________ Powered by FreeBSD __________ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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