[K12OSN] Finding MAC address for NIC

[john]

How about opening the box and reading the mac off of the card?

John

On 4/26/06, Doug Simpson <simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us> wrote:
> Not if eth1 is not configured. . .
>
> Doug Simpson
> Technology Specialist
> DeQueen Public Schools
> DeQueen, AR 71832
> simpsond at leopards.k12.ar.us
> Tux for President!
>
> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006, Petre Scheie wrote:
>
> > 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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