find MAC address

lironl · 09-25-2008, 03:12 AM

how can i find MAC address using ioctl function
on solaris machine using c/c++

ilikejam · 09-25-2008, 06:15 AM

Hi.

You can poke around the Solaris 'ifconfig' source (which can display MAC addresses) here:
http://src.opensolaris.org/source/xr...sbin/ifconfig/

Maybe you will find what you seek.

Dave

lironl · 11-02-2008, 02:11 AM

how can i use ioctl function with SIOCGIFHWADDR command?
(when i try to compaile i am getting this error : SIOCGIFHWADDR' undeclared)

lironl · 11-02-2008, 04:33 AM

I am using solaris machine version 10.5
and there is not exist libdlpi.h file, that is why i can not use dlpi_get_physaddr() , what can i do instesd?

thanks

reddazz · 11-02-2008, 12:40 PM

I've merged two similar threads. Please keep any related discussions in one thread.

bathory · 11-03-2008, 02:43 AM

You can get the libdlpi sources from here

Regards

jlliagre · 11-03-2008, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lironl

how can i use ioctl function with SIOCGIFHWADDR command?
(when i try to compaile i am getting this error : SIOCGIFHWADDR' undeclared)

You can't. This constant is neither defined nor supported (yet?) under Solaris. Use a different way like getting the mac address from the arp table or using dlpi.

Here is sample code using the dlpi library, although slightly buggy:
http://cplus.kompf.de/artikel/macaddr.html

Here is what I did to have it working:
1: remove "#include <signal.h>" directive.
2: add my ethernet devices:
static char *dlpi_dev[] = {"/dev/eri", "/dev/hme", "/dev/ie", "/dev/le", "/dev/pcwl", "/dev/skge", "/dev/iwi"};
3: fix a bug in line 182
for (dev = dlpi_dev; **dev != '\0'; ++dev) {
4: run it as root.

jlliagre · 11-03-2008, 04:01 AM

Two similar threads merged, again. Please keep any related discussions in one thread.