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Allen_Fambro
Employee
Employee

Is it possible to change an interface MAC address??

Hello,

  Is it possible to change the physical MAC address of an interface on the gateway (Gaia R80.30 3200 appliance)??  Troubleshooting a DHCP assigned IP address for the interface and want to change the MAC to prove the issue is on the DHCP server.  I know I could just use a different interface as well but that only changes the last digit in the MAC.  I'd like to use a totally different MAC.

  I tried changing it below but it doesn't seem to stick.  Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

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G_W_Albrecht
Legend Legend
Legend

Please consult Gaia Administration Guide R80.20 p.62:

On the Ethernet tab: 

• Select Auto Negotiation, or select a link speed and duplex setting from the list. 

• In the Hardware Address field, enter the Hardware MAC address (if not automatically received from the NIC). 

 

Caution: Do not manually change the MAC address unless you are sure that it is incorrect or has changed. An incorrect MAC address can lead to a communication failure. 

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Allen_Fambro
Employee
Employee

I figured it out.  You cant seem to use the GUI however I was able to "spoof" the MAC using ifconfig via the command line.  Not sure if this would have survived a reboot though as I was only doing it for troubleshooting purposes...

1 - ifconfig eth1 down
2 - ifconfig eth1 hw ether 94:9A:A9:84:75:45
3 - ifconfig eth1 up

Just for clarification, this should only be done for troubleshooting requirements.  This should not be standard practice, etc...

Thanks.

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PhoneBoy
Admin
Admin

Definitely anything done via ifconfig won't survive a reboot and/or msy be overridden if you make any configuration changes in clish/WebUI.

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