Bug 112333 – macchanger script does not assign the right mac address

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Ben Twijnstra 2005-11-12 12:44:45 UTC]

With the version of the /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/macchanger script in 
baselayout-1.12.0_pre10, if the macchanger script is started by having a line 
in /etc/conf.d/net saying, for example, 
 
mac_eth0="00:60:b0:fc:d1:85" 
 
macchanger fails because the interface is already up (maybe because it's 
loaded as a module) and assigns a mac address that is 1 higher (i.e. 
00:60:b0:fc:d1:86). 

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. load your ethernet card driver as a module (8139too in my case) 
2. in /etc/conf.d/net, assign some mac address to the card (see above) 
3. reboot 
  
Actual Results:  
A different mac address than specified is assigned  


A version of macchanger that works properly for me is attached.

[Comment 1 Ben Twijnstra 2005-11-12 12:45:52 UTC]

Created attachment 72772 [details]
Working version of /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/macchanger

[Comment 2 SpanKY 2005-11-12 17:04:59 UTC]

Comment on attachment 72772 [details]
Working version of /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/macchanger

post a patch, not the whole file

[Comment 3 Roy Marples (RETIRED) 2005-11-23 08:13:49 UTC]

Fixed in baselayout-1.12.0_pre11