[K12OSN] Finding MAC address for NIC
Petre Scheie
petre at maltzen.net
Wed Apr 26 14:36:51 UTC 2006
Doesn't ifconfig show you the MAC address for eth1 (along with those of eth0 and eth2)?
Petre
Doug Simpson wrote:
> I have a server that has 3 NICs in it.
>
> Eth0 and Eth2 are configured.
>
> Eth0 is private and Eth2 is public in this K12LTSP server.
>
> What I want to do is enable eth1, give it a public number and use it to
> monitor traffic in and out of our LAN by connecting it to a *hub* that is
> between our router and our first public switch.
>
> I think all I need is to know how to determine the MAC address on the NIC
> so I can configure it.
>
> I can shutdown the server, remove the NIC and let kudzu remove it, then
> restart it and let kudzu re-configure it, and that may work, but I can't
> take it down to do that since it is our main server.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Doug Simpson
> Technology Specialist
> DeQueen Public Schools
> DeQueen, AR 71832
> simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
> Tux for President!
>
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