[CentOS] Trying to override MAC addr

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

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?

Trying again, after those idiots at Ix who run manitu blocked me....

/etc/udev/rules.d are configuration files for udev, to create at boot.
70-persistent-net.rules contains MAC addresses....

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