MAC cloning available like Linux has?

[Adam Vande More]

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Chris H <chris#@1command.com> wrote:

> > Greetings,
> >  I attempted another BSD install on another piece of hardware the
> > other day. I'm evaluating a different ISP, and the gateway/router/modem
> > they provided, has 1 ether, which I currently use on my server, and 1
> > USB(3) port that I had intended to use with the new install. Problem I
> > ran into, was that BSD generates random (fake) MAC(3) addresses, when
> > utilizing the CDCE(4)/ue0. This worked just fine during the install.
> > But the modem "held" the MAC(3) generated during the install, and I
> > now have no idea how to tell BSD to use that MAC(3) when negotiating
> > with the modem. I had absolutely no difficulty assigning the MAC(3)
> > address when spinning up several "live" Linux distro(s) -- they provide
> > the following:
> > su
> > password: ***
> > ifconfig eth1 down
> > ifconfig eth0 hw ether ##:##:##:##:##:##
> > dhclient eth0
> > blah, blah, blah
> EDIT
> those _should_ have all read "eth1" in the session quoted above.
> Sorry.
> >
> > And I'm connected.
> > Couldn't manage that with BSD. What must I do? Is it even possible?
> > If so, can it be assigned for use on a permanent basis?
> >
> > Thank you for all your time, and consideration.
>
>
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Adam Vande More