can't ifconfig change MAC addresses? jondz
On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 20:40, Rodel Miguel wrote: > The board we're configuring is a generic x86 board. RedHat is the distro we're > using on this board. I'm sure the correct ethernet adapter is probed (I can ping on > other hosts). Everything works perfectly well except the network services, because > of this BROADCAST MAC ADDRESS. Are there ways to get this working with a special > MAC address at hand? We're asking the manufacturer of the board if we could change > the MAC address of this board (they have not provided it yet). We've tried updating > the ARP table of the board and the hosts that would access the board to accomodate > FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF MAC address, but the board seems not to respond to requests or > replies of the hosts (we checked the packets using ethereal and tcpdump). :(. We've > checked the telnet and ftp packages if its installed, and we're perfectly sure it's > installed. > > Thanks alot! > > Rodel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 11:28 PM > To: Philippine Linux Users Group Mailing List > Subject: Re: [plug] Telnet Problem > > > On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 07:20:21PM +0800, Rodel Miguel wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I need help regarding MAC address issue. I am porting linux on a new > > board, the board has a built in ethernet adapter, since the board is > > just an evaluation kit, the MAC address is initially set to > > ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (broadcast). I can successfully ping other hosts > -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
