On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Chris H <chris#@1command.com> wrote:
> > Greetings, > > I attempted another BSD install on another piece of hardware the > > other day. I'm evaluating a different ISP, and the gateway/router/modem > > they provided, has 1 ether, which I currently use on my server, and 1 > > USB(3) port that I had intended to use with the new install. Problem I > > ran into, was that BSD generates random (fake) MAC(3) addresses, when > > utilizing the CDCE(4)/ue0. This worked just fine during the install. > > But the modem "held" the MAC(3) generated during the install, and I > > now have no idea how to tell BSD to use that MAC(3) when negotiating > > with the modem. I had absolutely no difficulty assigning the MAC(3) > > address when spinning up several "live" Linux distro(s) -- they provide > > the following: > > su > > password: *** > > ifconfig eth1 down > > ifconfig eth0 hw ether ##:##:##:##:##:## > > dhclient eth0 > > blah, blah, blah > EDIT > those _should_ have all read "eth1" in the session quoted above. > Sorry. > > > > And I'm connected. > > Couldn't manage that with BSD. What must I do? Is it even possible? > > If so, can it be assigned for use on a permanent basis? > > > > Thank you for all your time, and consideration. > > http://lmgtfy.com/?q=freebsd+change+mac+address -- Adam Vande More _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
