spoofed MAC on a dhcp interface

[Paul Schenkeveld]

Hi,

On Sun, Jul 25, 2004 at 05:52:57PM -0700, Charlie Schluting wrote:
> Hi :)
> 
> /etc/rc.conf:
> ifconfig_xl0="ether 00:11:11:11:11:11"
> ifconfig_xl0="DHCP"

The last assignment takes precedence over the previous one.

> The above doesn't work..
> I'm trying to set the mac, and then dhcp.. is this the correct way?

Set iconfig_xl0="DHCP" in rc.conf, then use a /etc/start_if.xl0 script
to set the MAC address:

    #!/bin/sh

    ifconfig xl0 ether 00:11:11:11:11:11

> With this config, its not getting the mac assigned to xl0, so I have to 
> stop dhclient, run "ifconfig ether 00:11:11:11:11:11" manually, then 
> dhcp again.
> 
> Thanks!
> -Charlie

$0.02

Regards,

Paul Schenkeveld, Consultant
PSconsult ICT Services BV