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SubjectRe: [PATCH] pch_gbe: Use a randomly generated MAC instead of failing probe
On 1/16/2012 8:20 AM, David Laight wrote:
>
>> the tricky thing with embedded hw like this is that all devices might
>> end up with the same, read-only filesystem, so storing the
>> mac on the FS
>> and then loading it from there into the HW is... suboptimal.
>>
>> Would be very nice if busybox had a command that would check the mac
>> from each IF, and created the random mac from userspace
>> automatically...
>
> Since multiple interfaces on a single system are unlikely
> to be connected to the same LAN segment, it doesn't really
> matter if they use same MAC address.

I think you missed the point. All embedded devices have the same fs, so
if you have 2 boxes of the same model/brand on the same network, they'd
have the same MAC. That's generally frowned upon by network
administrators ;-)


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