On Mon, 2 Jan 2023 13:44:30 +0100 Tomaž Kokolj <tomaz.kok...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > I've requested a static IP from my ISP a long time ago and I figured > out that my ISP binds my IP based on a MAC address which is connected > to my WAN port. > > I was thinking about switching from Debian Linux to OpenBSD on my > router, but I can't figure out how to change my MAC address. > > I've tried the the following configurations for my /etc/hostname.em0 > (I'm testing this in VirtualBox): > # > inet autoconf lladdr 00:11:22:33:44:55 > # > > # > lladdr 00:11:22:33:44:55 > inet autoconf > # > > # > inet autoconf > lladdr 00:11:22:33:44:55 > # > In all of those configurations, my lladdr gets changed to > 00:11:22:33:44:55 but the inet line is missing from ifconfig which > means that my network isn't working. > > I have found this old (2012) blog post: > https://andrewmemory.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/changing-mac-address-on-openbsd/ > > Which suggested: > "Linux has /etc/network/interfaces, and OpenBSD has /etc/hostname.if. > I just changed my /etc/hostname.vr1 to: > > dhcp lladdr 00:11:22:33:44:55 > > and I was requesting an IP address using my new MAC address" > > If I do that my inet line is present and my network/internet is > working, but my lladdr line isn't changed. > > Any suggestions? > > Best regards, > Tomaz My ISPs (one at the house, one at my son's apartment) have the same setup and I'm using this in /etc/hostname.em0 > lladdr 00:11:22:33:44:55 > inet autoconf This will give the correct IP address in both cases. Good luck
