Subject: Re: 2nd sbus ethernet... MAC address problems.
To: None <thorpej@zembu.com>
From: David Evans <dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca>
List: port-sparc
Date: 05/11/2000 17:11:36
Jason R Thorpe wrote:
>
> No, this is normal. The MAC address on Suns is stored in an EEPROM
> on the mainboard.
>
Actually, could someone add this to the NetBSD/sparc FAQ if it's not already
there? I think that it freaks out quite a few new users. I know that it
bothered me for a while until I was told The Truth.
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David Evans (NeXTMail/MIME OK) dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca
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