Re: Get physical MAC address
From: Bodo Eggert
Date: Mon Dec 31 2007 - 06:12:22 EST
Theewara Vorakosit <thvo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I get MAC address from ioctl. However, ifconfig can change this MAC
> address. Can I get a real physical MAC address of the NIC?
First, get a network card having a physical MAC. Most cards have only a
(currently configured) default MAC address, maybe you'll be lucky
with some old ISA cards ...
Then, don't worry about sb changing it, since these cards don't support that.
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