Re: ebtables MAC snat -- does the original MAC still work as well?

Daniel Pittman <[email protected]> writes:

[...]

> It looks like ebtables, through the SNAT target, can implement what we
> need: change the real MAC of our machines into a virtual MAC when we
> talk to the upstream router.

Thanks to all the folks who responded directly.  The general gist of the
comments is: This will work, but is awfully inefficient compared to just
changing the MAC on the hardware directly.

That is probably what I will end up doing, after suitable testing.  

Thanks,
      Daniel
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