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Date:      Fri, 8 Feb 2002 19:11:10 -0600 (CST)
From:      Paul Halliday <dp@penix.org>
To:        "Vladislav V. Anikiev" <vladani@mail.spbnit.ru>
Cc:        Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com>, <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Re: MAC address
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.33.0202081909280.23563-100000@saruman.xwin.net>
In-Reply-To: <200202090059.DAA62977@neo.spbnit.ru>

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NIC is an abbreviation sometimes used to describe a Network interface.
It is not an acronym.


Paul H.
"Don't underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups"
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On Sat, 9 Feb 2002, Vladislav V. Anikiev wrote:

>
>  Hello Brian,
>
>   The MAC address - I meen The Media Access Control address (i.e., ethern=
et
> hardware address, not IP address). I want to use the default hardware (no=
t
> current physical ) address in my license management software.
>
>   Why did you write: "Depending on the NIC". The NIC means Network
> Information Center. Doesn't it ?
>
>  Vladislav
>
> ----------
> > =CE=F2: Brian Reichert <reichert@numachi.com>
> > =CA=EE=EC=F3: Vladislav V. Anikiev <vladani@mail.spbnit.ru>
> > =CA=EE=EF=E8=FF: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
> > =D2=E5=EC=E0: Re: MAC address
> > =C4=E0=F2=E0: 8 =F4=E5=E2=F0=E0=EB=FF 2002 =E3. 5:45
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 10:45:01PM +0300, Vladislav V. Anikiev wrote:
> > >
> > >   Hello everyone,
> > >
> > >  I'm writing some license management software. It needs to be
> node-locked.
> > > I would like to use an ethernet MAC address. There are two addresses
> > > (default hardware address and current physical address). I would pref=
er
> to
> > > use the default hardware address, because it can't be changed by
> setting in
> > > software.
> >
> > Depending on the NIC, the MAC address _can_ be changed.  Unless
> > I've completely misunderstood you...
> >
> > And, what if you have two NICs?
> >
> > >   How can I take  this default hardware address (I'm using FreeBSD 4.=
4
> > > curently)?
> >
> > The output from 'dmesg' seems to record the device's MAC address
> > before it mght get changed via ifconfig.  But, that's not preserved
> > forever...
> >
> > >   I've found out the way how it works in "ifconfig", but in this case
> I've
> > > got the current physical address, I think (right?), which can be
> changed.
> > >
> > >  Help me, please
> > >
> > >  Vladislav
> >
> > --
> > Brian 'you Bastard' Reichert=09=09<reichert@numachi.com>
> > 37 Crystal Ave. #303=09=09=09Daytime number: (603) 434-6842
> > Derry NH 03038-1713 USA=09=09=09Intel architecture: the left-hand path
> >
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