09-05-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by caltiger
hi,
i wanted to know how to change the MAC id of the machine i`m using.. I know the MAC is permanent n on the ROM, but i wanted to know if there was any way to change it during tht particular session..
I think you just answered your own question. If it's permanently recorded on the ROM, you can't change it in any meaningful fashion.
It might not be so permanent, though. You can get utilities to change the MAC for certain cards.
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NCFTOOL(1) Network Configuration NCFTOOL(1)
NAME
ncftool - Network configuration tool
SYNOPSIS
ncftool [command [options]]
DESCRIPTION
ncftool is a command line utility to configure networking. It can be invoked with no arguments to bring up the interactive ncftool shell.
Alternatively a command and optional arguments can be specified to have ncftool execute the command non-interactively.
COMMANDS
list [--macs] [--all] [--inactive]
List the currently configured toplevel network interfaces
[--macs] - show MAC addresses
[--all] - show all (up & down) interfaces
[--inactive] - show only inactive (down) interfaces
dumpxml [--mac] [--live] name
Dump the XML description of an interface
[--mac] - interpret the name as MAC address
[--live] - include information about the live interface
name - the name of the interface
define xmlfile
Define an interface from the specified XML file.
undefine iface
Remove the configuration of the specified interface.
ifup iface
Bring up specified interface.
ifdown iface
Bring down specified interface.
change-begin
Mark the beginning of a set of revertible network configuration changes.
change-commit
Commit (make permanent) a set of network configuration changes begun with change-begin.
change-rollback
Rollback (revert) a set of network configuration changes begun with change-begin.
help [command]
Print details about command, if specified, or list all commands if command is not specified.
quit
Exit the program.
SEE ALSO
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AUTHORS
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netcf-0.2.2 2012-12-20 NCFTOOL(1)