From: "Bjørn Mork" <bmork@dod.no>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Router stops routing after changing MAC Address
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:16:30 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pskp158h.fsf@obelix.mork.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.4.61.0603131513380.5373@chaos.analogic.com
"linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)" <linux-os@analogic.com> writes:
> Actually, it doesn't make any difference. Changing the IEEE station
> (physical) address is not an allowed procedure even though hooks are
> available in many drivers to do this.
Of course it is. It's even required to support some obsolete
networking protocols. You could start with
Documentation/networking/decnet.txt if you don't want to STFW
Bjørn
--
I mean, you're always totally wrong.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-03-14 14:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-03-13 17:17 Router stops routing after changing MAC Address Greg Scott
2006-03-13 18:00 ` Stephen Hemminger
2006-03-13 20:27 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-13 22:10 ` Randy.Dunlap
2006-03-14 14:16 ` Bjørn Mork [this message]
2006-03-16 16:07 ` Chris Wedgwood
2006-03-16 17:55 ` Stephen Hemminger
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-03-16 18:32 Greg Scott
2006-03-14 15:30 Greg Scott
2006-03-14 12:12 Simon Mackinlay
2006-03-13 22:15 Greg Scott
2006-03-13 22:35 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-14 11:40 ` Bart Samwel
2006-03-14 12:52 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-14 23:57 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2006-03-13 20:57 Greg Scott
2006-03-13 21:39 ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-03-13 21:50 ` Rick Jones
2006-03-13 12:15 Greg Scott
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