Return-Path: Message-ID: <455B2942.1060506@kernelconcepts.de> Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:50:42 +0100 From: Nils Faerber MIME-Version: 1.0 To: BlueZ development References: <4410090A.3070706@kernelconcepts.de> <1141912311.4605.9.camel@aeonflux.holtmann.net> <44104DD5.80109@kernelconcepts.de> <1141923373.4605.39.camel@aeonflux.holtmann.net> <444CAE4F.70404@kernelconcepts.de> <1145876694.21987.28.camel@localhost> <4451F478.3070204@kernelconcepts.de> <455B1164.5050607@kernelconcepts.de> <1163598433.4678.0.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1163598433.4678.0.camel@localhost> Subject: Re: [Bluez-devel] New HCI-USB device, no MAC? Reply-To: BlueZ development List-Id: BlueZ development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: bluez-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Marcel Holtmann schrieb: > Hi Nils, Hi! >> Then I created a small shell script which sets a "more correct" address >> than the default 11:11:11:11:11:11. I assume in this script that an >> ethernet device is present in the system as eth0 and use its MAC for the >> Bluetooth dongle too. >> >> I did this for two reasons: >> 1. On the same machine I always want to have the same BDADDR, so random >> was no choice. >> 2. The ethernet addresses also have to follow the same rules as >> Bluetooth MAC addresses, i.e. they have to be unique. So the probability >> of a collision is very low. > > and now PAN will stop working, because the eth0 and bnep0 will have the > same MAC address. Not a good idea. Oh... I was not aware of this potential problem since I assumed that the different network technologies do not share the same MAC space. OK. Proposals? I could probably increment/decrement the MSB or LSB of the ethernet MAC? > Regards > Marcel Cheers nils faerber -- kernel concepts GbR Tel: +49-271-771091-12 Dreisbachstr. 24 Fax: +49-271-771091-19 D-57250 Netphen Mob: +49-176-21024535 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bluez-devel mailing list Bluez-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-devel