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From: "Bloch, Jack" <Jack.Bloch@icn.siemens.com>
To: "'Ben Greear'" <greearb@candelatech.com>
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Subject: RE: Question concerning ifconfig
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 07:37:08 -0400 
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Thanks for the quick response, but in the mean time I figured it out through
trial and error. My driver did not have a set_mac_address method. There must
have been some sort of default method in 2.2

Jack Bloch
Siemens Carrier Networks
e-mail    : jack.bloch@icn.siemens.com
phone     : (561) 923-6550


-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Greear [mailto:greearb@candelatech.com]
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 1:20 PM
To: Bloch, Jack
Cc: 'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'
Subject: Re: Question concerning ifconfig


Bloch, Jack wrote:
> I am running a Red Hat 7.2 load (Kernel version 2.4.7-10). I am trying to
> enter the following command to change the MAC address on my device.
> 
> ifconfig ifp0 hw ether A2:A5:A5:01:00:00
> 
> ifp0 is my own device which replaces eth0. The system gives me a response
> "SIOCSIFHWADDR : device or resources busy"
> The same exact command works on my 2.2.16 Kernel. Any ideas why the error.
> Please CC me directly in any responses.

ifconfig ifp0 down

first, then it should work.

Ben

> 
> Thanks in advance,  
> 
> Jack Bloch
> Siemens Carrier Networks
> e-mail    : jack.bloch@icn.siemens.com
> phone     : (561) 923-6550
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