Re: changing MAC address

[sen_ml () ECCOSYS COM (Sen_Ml Sen_Ml)]

buanzox> This is question regarding an old thread.

buanzox>         [root@machine /root]# ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:aa:23:ce:3a:11
buanzox>         SIOCSIFHWADDR: Device or resource busy

buanzox> why does this happen? under which circumstances can I use ifconfig for
buanzox> that purpose?

does:

  ifconfig eth0 down
  ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:aa:23:ce:3a:11
  ifconfig eth0 up

work for you?