* mdevin [2002-09-21 22:42]: > Hmmm, that is interesting. But how do I change my mac address? My > ethernet card has this hard coded in its chip by the manufacturer. I > can't see how you can override that. If you did, then the ARP system > would break, right?
You can use ifconfig to change the MAC address quite easily on a number of cards. You need to bring the interface down first, and then the command is something like: ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:00:AA:AA:AA:AA Where eth0 is the interface you want to change and 00:00:AA:AA:AA:AA is the MAC address you want to give it. I'm not entirely sure what this does to ARP requests, but I think the system is robust enough that this doesn't break anything. This doesn't work on all cards, and usually the changed address only lasts until the next boot. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
