Public bug reported: The smsc95xx driver used on the Beagleboard-XM currently generates a new random MAC address every time the interface is brought up. This makes it impossible to override using the standard `ifconfig hw ether` approach or through /etc/network/interface.
As a result, the board gets a new IP address on each boot from DHCP, and confuses dynamic DNS setups linked to DHCP. There is an upstreamed patch (merged in 2.6.37-rc1) at http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&m=128744421925804&w=2 which enables the user to set their MAC address using the standard tools. Please consider pulling this into the stable maverick omap3 kernel. (Bug #673504 was also filed for the omap4 kernel under linux-ti-omap4 - solution is the same for both). ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Beagleboard-xm chooses a new IP address on each boot https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/673509 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
