Re: Changing MAC addresses of Quadruple port Ethernet cards

Ramesh Kumar wrote:
> Hi,
> I am writing this out of dire desperation and urgency  :-(
> Could someone please help me to identify if there are any quadruple-por=
t
> Ethernet cards (Tulip or non-Tulip chip based) out there which enable
> the individual port=92s MAC address to be changed to the user=92s desir=
e?
> The card is required to run on Linux 2.4.-4.
>=20
> I am developing an interface to emulate a control system controller
> which communicates using only Ethernet frames (embedded with proprietar=
y
> messaging protocol). The controllers -and the computers to which they
> talk to- all have very specific and unique MAC addresses and any other
> address will not do. The desired interface is to run on a Linux PC and
> need to emulate 8 controllers each with a specific MAC address.
> =20
> I would greatly appreciate any input on this.
> =20
> Many thanks in advance.
> Ramesh Kumar

Dlink 570tx will work, if you can find them.  Also, you can change the
MAC of most any NIC simply by using the 'ip' or 'ifconfig' program to
change the MAC at run-time.

Phobos p430tx is another tulip 4-port that I know works...

Ben

> =20
>=20
>=20
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Ben Greear <[email protected]>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com


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