Subject: Re: MAC address for PCI hme (Re: CVS commit: syssrc/sys/arch/i386/conf)
To: None <ad@netbsd.org>
From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
List: tech-kern
Date: 08/28/2001 23:17:15
In article <20010827235230.A7555@netbsd.org>
ad@netbsd.org wrote:

> > The problem is the hme does not have its MAC address on it.
> > (Current driver uses MAC address in sparc NVRAM)
> > How should we handle it on other ports?
> 
> Do you know that for sure? It's at least possible that it does have a MAC
> address - I know that you can tell OpenBoot have all interfaces use a unique
> MAC addresses.

No, I'm not sure. I have a PCI HME, but no PCI based sparc :-)

I supposed there was no MAC address on it because
sparc used only one MAC address for all sbus network cards.
If the PCI HME actually have it, the problem is
just lack of information.
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Izumi Tsutsui
tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp