@RobertCNelson thanks for that info. IMO it is preferable to use a built-in (guaranteed unique and immutable??) MAC address so I will stay with the new method. I've configured my router for the new address anyway.
Any insight or ideas where to look on the continued dropped connection problem? This ... $ arp 192.168.1.12 bbbw (192.168.1.12) at (incomplete) on en0 ifscope [ethernet] I can't figure out why the arp table entry would expire so quickly. Some references I found on the subject say the default is 20 minutes. Even if the entry expires, an ARP packet should be able to quickly reestablish the IP/MAC binding. On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 11:44:41 AM UTC-7, RobertCNelson wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 1:12 PM, ags <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > > Update: I realized that the MAC address for wlan0 had changed - didn't > > expect that. Will it remain the same until another firmware upgrade? > > Yes the mac address did change (for new installs).. For old installs > with package updates, thru apt there is no change.. > > It turns out the wl1835 has a built-in mac address.. So instead of > generating our own unique mac address on first boot-up and using > custom one, we use the wl1835 one.. > > You can disable this new mac address via editing: > > /etc/default/bb-wl18xx > > Change: > > USE_INTERNAL_WL18XX_MAC_ADDRESS=yes > to > > #USE_INTERNAL_WL18XX_MAC_ADDRESS=yes" > > and reboot and it will return to the old address. > > Regards, > > -- > Robert Nelson > https://rcn-ee.com/ > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/c2be902b-404c-48af-9cc6-12dbd0976b99%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
