Peter Korsgaard wrote: >>>>>> "Bill" == Bill Gatliff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hi, > > Bill> ... and this patch is sooooo bad, I hesitate to post it. But > Bill> if I don't, I'll lose it myself! :) > > ;) > > Bill> +#else > Bill> +#warning "TODO: Figure out how to deal with EEPROM checksum on N4100" > Bill> + static int mac_seed = 0x8a; > Bill> + hw->mac_addr[0] = 0; > Bill> + hw->mac_addr[1] = 0x14; > Bill> + hw->mac_addr[2] = 0xfd; > Bill> + hw->mac_addr[3] = 0x10; > Bill> + hw->mac_addr[4] = 0x11; > Bill> + hw->mac_addr[5] = mac_seed++; > > You could atlest use random_ether_addr().
That would definitely be a more generic solution. :) I'm trying to avoid the sudden change in MAC address that the other network members would suddenly see, and the ARP cache trashing that it would cause (which is a problem for root-over-NFS, at least). My patch obviously isn't the answer, either. b.g. -- Bill Gatliff [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
