Re: ifconfig change MAC address

To: der Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost>
Subject: Re: ifconfig change MAC address
From: David Laight <david%l8s.co.uk@localhost>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:50:54 +0100

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 05:01:18AM -0400, der Mouse wrote:
> 
> The workaround you mention (in text I cut) amounts to putting the
> hardware in promiscuous mode and doing MAC address filtering in host
> software...

There are some ethernet chips that only have a single fifo - and will
never manage to transmit if in promiscuous mode on a busy lan.

        David

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David Laight: david%l8s.co.uk@localhost

References:
- ifconfig change MAC address
  - From: Victor Dorneanu
- Re: ifconfig change MAC address
  - From: der Mouse

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