Changing the MAC address

[aslambhatti]

Changing the MAC address

I have two dreamboxes. They both have the latest gemini image. If I plug them both into my network at the same time, they don't work correctly.

After investigating, i find they have the same MAC addresses:
00 : 09 : 34 : BA : DA : DD

any way to fix this?
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i had same issue...you can change the mac on one...usin the linux command to change them...macs cannot be changed its hard coded..it was only in the first batch manufatured...the line can be put in the init file easy done

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i thought you could change the mac with the ifconfig command like we can on a normal linux box
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i finally figured out how to change it a couple hours ago, but now the problem is where to put it so it runs automatically in a script.

#!/bin/sh
ifconfig eth0 down
ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:09:34:1E:A3:12
ifconfig eth0 up
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Put it in /var/etc/init, if the file dosn't exist, create it, but with linux editor.
That did the trick.

[jurazg]

Re: Changing the MAC address

Try to find a softwer that changes the macc on Dreambox is probably easier to use

Manual Method

Use DCC 2.95 to telnet to box.

you will see prompt as follows

root@dreambox:~>

type the following lines followed by enter obviously.
in the mac address i left the last three columns as xx:xx:xx
these should either be numbers 0-9 or letters A-F
ie 0A:9F:CB

So the whole mac address would be similar to this 00:09:34:0A:9F:CB


cd /var/etc
rm init
echo \#!/bin/sh **** init
echo ifconfig eth0 down **** init
echo ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:09:34:xx:xx:xx **** init
echo ifconfig eth0 up **** init
chmod 755 init
reboot

Summary

Both these methods create a file in /var/etc called init which runs on every
reboot, and changes your mac address to one like an original dreambox .


But remember if you use mac address reservation in your router
to give your dreambox a constant ip address , you need to
change your settings there too.

To return to your original mac address just delete
the file and reboot, or install a different image

[Jerry2020]

Re: Changing the MAC address

Do you give them different IP's?