Re: [coLinux-users] getting rid of old ethernet devices

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and...@gm...(Andrew Roth)  19.02.08 22:24

>>
>> I'm also a bit confused by the workaround of adding a new mac
>> address per device.  I thought you would want to force each new tap
>> device to use the same mac address, to trick linux into thinking
>> they're new devices?
>>

>I figured this out now.  I was quite confused.  I see now you want
>each device to have a unique, but consistent mac address, to make
>linux recognize them on each boot.  When you don't specify a mac
>address in the colinux conf, it assigns one at random, and udev then
>thinks they're new devices and assigns them a new eth#.

Pay attention to which MAC Addresse you choose!
There ist one reserved bit with must be "0"!

Once Suggestion for a MAC Start value was given:

0A:C0:11:__:__:__
0A:C0:71:__:__:__

AC071 = "A COLI"nux in "hex modified l33t"(tm)

See thread 
"No network anmore?"
"colinux-Bugs-1861876 20071203-Snapshot -- ifconfig reports no networking"

for more.