[CentOS] Trying to override MAC addr

Thu Aug 21 15:28:15 UTC 2014
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>

On 08/21/2014 11:17 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
> 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....

While they were blocking you, my search foo finally started getting 
results and others posted more help.  I have learned more, but not 
working as I think it should.  Working strangely; why the eth1 stuff.