On Fri, 20 Apr 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I have an ethernet driver running on a system which has 2 similar ethernet
> controllers plugged in them.
> Also, i need to program the Node Address for both with unique values. The
> parameter name is MACAddr which takes in a hex value. When i load the
> driver, it programs both boards with the same MAC address. how do i avoid
> that? I have the process explained below.
>
> insmod tstdrv.o MACAddr=000011223344
>
> after i do this & type in "ifconfig", i see
>
> eth0 programmed with the HWAddr 000011223344 &
> eth1 programmed with the same HWAddr 000011223344..
>
> how do i overcome this?
>
> regards & thanx in advance,
> HARISH
>
>
Well, normaly each card already has a unique MAC address. Is your
driver resetting the address? If so, the usual way to do it is to for
other parametors is to put two values on the same command line.
Try something like:
insmod tstdrv.o MACAddr=000011223344,000011223345
Mikkel
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