Mark,
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Le 02/12/2010 10:48, Mark Underwood a écrit :
Hi!
thanks for your quick replys. More helpful than the manufacturer thats for sure.
I totally admit that im a newbie at all this, so sorry if I dont understand things.
No problem -- we all learn something new every day. :)
I was under the impression that the MAC address was supplied by the hardware supplier. (at least this seems to be the can in the PC world). Is this not the case in the embedded world?
Yes, it is; but while the supplier provides a unique MAC address for each MAC they send out, they don't necessarily burn it in the HW: it is often configurable.
Here, the MAC is configured from a u-boot env variable; but obviously, the MAC address specified in your u-boot environment is not a valid one (I needed a second look and a step backward to read it as "DEAD BEEF 01 01").
I suggest looking for your MAC address on a sticker or marking on the board, or a printed leaflet, or on the box.
Cheers
Mark
Amicalement,