On Dec 19, 2007 7:00 AM, Alasdair Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > problem is a described in the subject. Also using a more explicit call: > > > 'ip/ipconfig -g 192.168.0.1 /net/ether0 192.168.0.4 255.255.255.0'
is this really what you typed? it's wrong. ip/ipconfig -g 192.168.0.1 ether /net/ether0 192.168.0.4 255.255.255.0 you did not put in the ether mediatype. > a search for the mac address with 'cat /net/ether0/addr' just produces > 0000000000000 well, that is 'bad'. it can happen however, with certain stupid motherboards that put the ether mac into CMOS. I've had it happen. The BIOS very happily jams the garbage MAC address into hardware. Erik's suggestion is a good one. It would sure be helpful if you could show us more about your hardware. ron
