ClaudeBoulard wrote: > Hi, > all is in the title : I'm trying to build an network of pcp, each > running on a RPI zero. > > These RPIs have no WiFi, so they have a USB to Ethernet adapter. > > The issue is that, each adapter has the same MAC address (!). After > searching in forums this seems to be rather common with cheap adapters. > This disturbs of course the Ethernet switch that connects all the RPIs. > > I managed to get the system to work, by adding on each RPI a command > executed at boot time (in /opt/bootlocal.sh) which sets the adapter MAC > address : > sudo ifconfig eth0 hw ether NEW_MAC_ADDRESS > > The NEW_MAC_ADDRESS is different for each RPI. > I've also put this command in the user commands (pcp menu, Tweaks/User > commands). > > These tricks are not fully stable : sometimes I have to start a RPI > twice, because at first boot the adapter gets its original MAC address > and not the new one. > I've also tried to set the MAC address from the 'Squeezelite Settings' > in the pcp menu, but this doesn't change the address (maybe it's only > for WiFi connection ?). > > I consider 2 options : > - replace my adapters with standard compliant ones (so with a different > MAC address for each adapter), > - replace my Ethernet switch by a managed switch (seems that with a > managed switch I could set the IP address of each connected device, from > it's port number on the switch). > But a software solution is preferred. > > Maybe my command (added in /opt/bootlocal.sh) is too late in the boot > process. > Any suggestion is welcome. > > ClaudeThere is an option in Squeezelite settings to set a new MAC address.
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