RE: Bootloader MAC address

"Schweizer Walter" <[email protected]> Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:33:20 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.handhelds.simpad.linux
Message-ID <5C2CECE89B47624C88640D7B9ABB1683359F26@zrhae01a.ch001.siemens.net>
Hi Till

It is a fake one which is hardcoded in the SIMpad bootloader.
The card's MAC is ignored.

Bye
Walter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Till
> Harbaum
> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 3:32 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Simpad-general] Bootloader MAC address
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> where does the MAC address the boot loader uses come from?
> 
> It's not the MAC address of the ethernet card inserted (at 
> least not the one 
> windows and linux use while using the same card). And i have 
> read reports 
> from other people using the same bootloader and having different mac 
> addresses.
> 
> Ciao,
>   Till
> 
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