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Subject: Re: rtw88 driver support for rtl8723ds does not work on Radxa
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To: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
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From: Brent Roman <brent@mbari.org>
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:31:30 -0800
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Kalle Valo wrote:
> Brent Roman <brent@mbari.org> writes:
>
>> Yes, that's all true.=C2=A0 However... Random MAC address assignment ten=
ds
>> to cause devices to be assigned a different IP address on each reboot.
>> This often doesn't play nicely with port forwarding.
> Sure, I wasn't claiming that using random addresses is the perfect
> solution. But you could also set a fixed random address from user space
> (hopefully that works with rtw88).
>
>> It's difficult to "prove" the RK3308 cpu serial numbers are unique,
>> but they should be and the few I've tested have been.
> Please take into account that rtw88 driver can be used with all sort of
> different CPUs, not just RK3308. This is why I pointed this out.
>
> (please don't top post)
>
The script that replaces the driver's random MAC is in Armbian's User Space=
,
which is unique for each supported board.=C2=A0 So, the CPU is known.

- brent