MAC cloning available like Linux has?

[Chris H]

> 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.
>>
>>
> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=freebsd+change+mac+address
Well that was fairly insulting. :(
>
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> Adam Vande More
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