Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 19:51:19 +0100
From: Paul Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: OT: MAC address question
No. What it can do is to make the card behave as if it has a different
MAC address.
It has to be rewritten with each power cycle.
Sorry. :-(
Jubal Harshaw wrote:
>
> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 13:25:40 -0500
> From: "Jubal Harshaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: OT: MAC address question
>
> I don't have a Linux machine around at the moment but could get one up easy
> enough. Is Linux able to flash the card and rewrite the MAC address? What
> is the comman to do this?
>
> Both cards are 3c905b's and are integrated into the system boards. Swapping
> them out just isn't possible.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jared Valentine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 12:23 PM
> Subject: Re: OT: MAC address question
>
> > Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 10:32:02 -0700
> > From: Jared Valentine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: OT: MAC address question
> >
> > Which 3Com card is it? Are they both 3Com cards, or is one something
> else?
> >
> > Jared Valentine
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> > At 07:33 AM 11/13/2000 -0800, Jubal Harshaw wrote:
> > >Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 10:31:23 -0500
> > >From: "Jubal Harshaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Subject: OT: MAC address question
> > >
> > >I recently beat the odds and determined that I have two NICs with the
> same
> > >MAC address. 3COM says "Well, that happens sometimes" and doesn't care.
> My
> > >network is having fits dealing with them both.
> > >
> > >Does anyone know of a way to flash one of the cards and change the MAC
> > >address? No liability of course for toasting the card since it's
> worthless
> > >to me anyway...
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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