On 21/08/14 10:43 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > > On 08/21/2014 10:32 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Keith Keller wrote: >>> On 2014-08-21, John R Pierce <pierce at hogranch.com> wrote: >>>> On 8/21/2014 7:09 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>>>> I am trying to override the mac addr. >>>> pretty sure you need to use NIC model specific utilities to do this, >>>> ifcfg-ethN won't do it. the hwaddr= in there is for finding the nic, >>>> not for reprogramming it. >>> ifconfig claims to support it: >>> >>> hw class address >> <snip> >> Also, don't forget /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistant-net.rules > > I can't forget what I don't know. please point me to description of > these rules? It's used to assign names to physical devices via udev. How it works depends a bit on your version. It's discussed as part of these tutorials: CentOS 6: https://alteeve.ca/w/Changing_the_ethX_to_Ethernet_Device_Mapping_in_EL6_and_Fedora_12_to_14 CentOS 7: https://alteeve.ca/w/Changing_Ethernet_Device_Names_in_EL7_and_Fedora_15%2B -- Digimer Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without access to education?