From: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
To: Veruca Salt <verucasaltuk@hotmail.co.uk>
Cc: QEMU-KVM Mailing List <kvm@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: QEMU-KVM 'Random' Virtual MAC Address.
Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 08:58:06 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3bom73w8x.fsf@blackfin.pond.sub.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SNT112-W2368582EF2C45500C59A1F90290@phx.gbl> (Veruca Salt's message of "Tue, 1 May 2012 14:52:00 +0000")
Veruca Salt <verucasaltuk@hotmail.co.uk> writes:
> Hello.
> When creating an NIC in qemu, I have found that the default address on XP virtual machines is the same for two VM's on different physical boxes.
> Before we go off building an assignment programme to retrofit VM's upgraded to the fit we're planning, will differently imaged VM's, with different Computer Names and other data, produce different randomised VMAC's, or will they always set to the standard default?
>
> If they do, we are in a happier place already.
The default MAC address is 52:54:00:12:34:N, where N is 0x56 for the
first NIC, 0x57 for the second, and so forth. Best not to rely on the
order of NIC initialization.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-05-02 6:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-05-01 14:52 QEMU-KVM 'Random' Virtual MAC Address Veruca Salt
2012-05-02 6:58 ` Markus Armbruster [this message]
2012-05-02 9:54 ` Veruca Salt
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2012-05-02 6:40 ` Veruca Salt
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