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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:01 pm    Post subject: Solved : Sparc NICs have the same MAC address Reply with quote

I have installed gentoo on a sparc 220R.

This sparcs has two network interfaces, one onboard and one on a pci64 card, both are of the happymeal type.

The thing is, each time i boot the machine both nics have the same mac id. I have to change it each time by using ifconfig.
I have put this into the net.eth1 scripts but it stills annoys me.

Why does this happen ??? I swapped the card just to be sure bt the new card gets the same MAC.

Both nics plug into the same switch but in different vlans. The switch doesnt like the double mac.


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

this is an OBP env setting. at the ok prompt, you should be able to check and set:

ok> printenv local-mac-address?
false

ok> setenv local-mac-address? true

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanx !!

Saddly, the sparc proved to be WAY to slow.. changed to a simple P4 desktop system and it flies...
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