Hi, On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:54:42 +0100 "Roman Naumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ifconfig eth0 gives me this: > > Link encap: > > UNSPEC HWaddr 44-4F-C0-00-14-31-AC-10-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > [...] > I'm pretty sure the Mac-Addr is too long.. that's weird, > Also, when using Sabayon, the first line differs: "Link encap:ether" > and the mac is correct > > I tried to change the mac with: > ifconfig eth0 hw ether 10:20:30:40:50:60 > but then, I get th following: > SIOCSIFHWADDR: Invalid argument eth0 doesn't seem to be what it has been anymore. You probably compiled a new kernel with some extra network drivers (USB devices? Firewire?). Looking at the "MAC" address above, I'd say it's something designated for a peer-to-peer connection. use "ifconfig -a" to find your real network interface. If it's not shown there (under different name, of course), you're probably missing the right modules. You might want to use udev to give your interfaces a persistent naming in the future, that will save you these troubles. -hwh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
