changing ethernet mac address and retaining the same after reboot

guy24x · 03-09-2005, 05:55 AM

hi,

i'm running mandrake 10.1 (official), kernel 2.6.8.1-12mdk, network card realtek rtl8139.

after changing my network card mac address and rebooting, the change is lost (the card reverts to its built-in mac address)

any idea how i can make the change persistent? i've looked through tons of documentation on google, faqs, howtos, etc but i didnt find this specific situation.

(on windows, the change remains persistent after a reboot)

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output from dmesg:
<...>
8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.27
PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:01:09.0
eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xd084ac00, xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx, IRQ 11
eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8100B/8139D'
<...>
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thanks a ton,
guy24x

Engmar · 03-09-2005, 06:42 AM

Check this site. [HERE] Persistance is covered about 2/3 of the way down.

guy24x · 03-09-2005, 11:59 AM

thank u so much engmar :-)

this was the info that i <exactly> needed ! thanks a ton

kind regards,
guy24x

technohitech · 02-06-2009, 06:51 AM

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