11.02.2021 6:26, Pete French wrote: > I have a machine runnign 12-STABLE, which gets its upstream IP address from > my ISP using DHCP over a cable modem. What I just tried to do was to set the > MAC address on that interface at boot time, but if I do that then it no > longer acquires a DHCP address from the upstream. > > Is there something going on here I dont understand ? > > The interfaces are 'bge' and I have a file called /etc/start_if.bge0 whcih > contains: > > /sbin/ifconfig $1 ether d0:bf:9c:46:a3:7c > > and this works (have tried it on bge1 and another machine) in changing the > MAC address. But if i do that on the DHCP interface then it doesnt get an IP > address. > > Any hints ? > > -pete. > > PS: reason am doing this is my ISP will (in future) be able to give me a > static IP address basd on the MAC address. Which is lovely, but I have a > spare server I use when this one goes down, so was hoping to have the same > MAC address if I boot the same drive, to avoid any issues caused by the MAc > address chnaging if I chnage the hardware. But it doesnt work. :)
Try changing your command a bit: /sbin/ifconfig $1 ether d0:bf:9c:46:a3:7c up _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
