From: Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky@linux.intel.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: What makes a good fake MAC address?
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:48:27 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200904221348.27357.inaky@linux.intel.com> (raw)
Hi All
The Intel i2400m WiMAX driver behaves as an ethernet device, and currently
when sending packets to the netdev stack, it fakes an ethernet header, sets
the "from" mac address to zeroes and the "to" to it's own MAC address.
The WiMAX network can be considered to be a point-to-point (up to the gateway)
connection, all IP based, so there are not MAC addresses from our gateway
(not to mention that it can change behind us).
The problem with using a zero mac address is that it confuses the bridging
software (and maybe others). I was wondering, what would be a fake mac
address we could put in there that is legal for this kind of "faking"? [or
the closest thing to legal?]
Thanks!
--
Inaky
next reply other threads:[~2009-04-22 20:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-22 20:48 Inaky Perez-Gonzalez [this message]
2009-04-22 21:13 ` What makes a good fake MAC address? Stephen Hemminger
2009-04-22 21:13 ` Eric Dumazet
2009-04-22 21:28 ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
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2009-04-22 21:34 Mark Smith
2009-04-22 22:15 ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2009-04-22 22:25 ` Stephen Hemminger
2009-04-22 22:38 ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
2009-04-22 22:59 ` Stephen Hemminger
2009-04-22 23:35 ` Inaky Perez-Gonzalez
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