2008-12-05 01:03:24 Problem with MAC Address
andy (UNITED STATES)
Message: 66373
Am using BF537 module (CMBF537) from bluetechnix. Here is the link in case more information is needed:
The environment variables on uboot show the following:
ethaddr:02:80:ad:20:31:b8
bootargs=root/dev/mtdblock0 ip=192.168.0.32:192.168.0.33:192.168.0.1:255.255.255.0:CMBF537:eth0 on
Upon booting the linux kernel I do not see any network interfaces. Hence I do an ifconfig upon boot everytime. And upon ifconfig I get a differenent MAC address everytime!! But the MAC address in uboot is always the same.
I want to avoid doing an ifconfig on boot everytime and also I need to get a constant MAC address as I have to register the mac address with the campus network. What is causing the problem and how do I fix this?
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2008-12-05 01:10:37 Re: Problem with MAC Address
Mike Frysinger (UNITED STATES)
Message: 66374
the CMBF537 has no MAC address. it generates one randomly every time. if you want a static one, define it yourself via bfin_get_ether_addr() in the kernel. every board that uses the on-chip MAC must implement this.
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2008-12-05 23:53:46 Re: Problem with MAC Address
andy (UNITED STATES)
Message: 66434
ok that worked thanks.