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Subject: bug#21019: ifconfig doesn't allow mac change for devices
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:30:28 +0200
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To: Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
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[+ Cc: bug-inetutils]

Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com> skribis:

> info@danieleparisi.me info@danieleparisi.me (2015-07-09 21:16 +0300) wrot=
e:
>
>> Hello, I am trying to install guixsd with the installation image, my wir=
eless
>> internet provider allows me for only one MAC. The command I use to chang=
e the
>> card mac on other distros and installation images is:
>>
>> ifconfig device hw ether NewMacAdress
>>
>> But with guixsd ifconfig fails telling me that the device can have only =
one
>> address. Interesting to notice that I can put whatever device, even non =
existent
>> names like "jlakjdj" and it tells the same thing, the device can only ha=
ve on
>> adress. I have an Atheros card.
>
> As I answered on IRC <https://gnunet.org/bot/log/guix/2015-07-09#T695806>,
> my speculative guess is that perhaps ifconfig is patched on other
> distros to handle this problem.

I think most other distros use =E2=80=98ifconfig=E2=80=99 from net-tools, n=
ot from
GNU=C2=A0inetutils.  If think this is just unimplemented.

Can someone at bug-inetutils comment?

> Did you try "ip link set <device> address <address>"?

This is in the =E2=80=98iproute2=E2=80=99 package.  Should we add it to the=
 installation
image?

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.