Reset MAC hw address??

Hello!

Is the a way to reset the MAC address (stored in the NIC's hardware/firmware), if I
previously changed it using 'ifconfig hwaddr' or 'ip link set addr'?

Please respond via e-mail too...

Best regards
Sven Anders

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S.A. wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> Is the a way to reset the MAC address (stored in the NIC's
> hardware/firmware), if I
> previously changed it using 'ifconfig hwaddr' or 'ip link set addr'?
>
> Please respond via e-mail too...
>
> Best regards
> Sven Anders
>

You can unload the module and load it again, I suppose it
will change the MAC to the original address.


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On 2004-09-10, S.A. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> Is the a way to reset the MAC address (stored in the NIC's hardware/firmware), if I
> previously changed it using 'ifconfig hwaddr' or 'ip link set addr'?
>
> Please respond via e-mail too...
>
> Best regards
> Sven Anders
>

Yes you can buy a new network card and presto...a new MAC address.


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Douglas Clinton <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On 2004-09-10, S.A. <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > Is the a way to reset the MAC address (stored in the NIC's hardware/firmware), if I
> > previously changed it using 'ifconfig hwaddr' or 'ip link set addr'?
> >
> > Please respond via e-mail too...
>
> Yes you can buy a new network card and presto...a new MAC address.

Yeah, but you can also use ifconfig (with luck and a good driver).
SOmething like hw ether foo, I shoudl imagine, according to the man
page.

Peter